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More Of The Same For The New Bus For London – Plus A New Menace On Our Streets 30 Jul 2013 | 04:16 pm
The vicious bollard which jumps out when drivers are least expecting it at the Hampstead terminus of route 24: Oops new Borismaster bus crashed at Hampstead Heath this morning. — Ken Carr (@visionsi...
A Public Apology For Causing Your Passengers Discomfort – How To Do It 27 Jul 2013 | 03:50 am
Arriva Trains Wales can do it, why not Boris Johnson, Transport for London and WrightBus : 24 July 2013 We are aware of defects with the air conditioning system fitted to our class 158 fleet and apo...
The Air Cooling Problems Have Been Completely Resolved… 27 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
Said the Mayor of London at the London Assembly Plenary on 24 July in response to Assembly Member Val Shawcross’s reference to his “fantastically hot and expensive” new bus: The air conditioning, the...
Cable Car – First Year On Year Ridership Data 22 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
Prompted by Mayorwatch pointing out that the cable car’s first year usage data are being consigned to the memory hole, I’m here to help out. I have the full data set on hand, enabling the following p...
Route 24 – A Couple Of Wee Problems 21 Jul 2013 | 04:22 am
Saturday. Armed with my thermometer, I set off from Victoria towards Hampstead on LT39 at just after 12:24pm. This time, I went all the way to the Hampstead terminus on seven different buses on route ...
New Bus For London – Still Breaking Down And Still Without Adequate Air Cooling 20 Jul 2013 | 03:58 am
LT33, which broke down on route 24 whilst I was on it on Wednesday, is still not back in service. LT36 broke down yesterday, also in Victoria Street, opposite Transport for London’s HQ. Ooops: Anoth...
Red Hot And Bust 19 Jul 2013 | 03:24 am
Over a week since TfL Commissioner Sir Peter Hendy claimed that the overheating on the New Bus For London had been fixed: Just witnessed mass revolt on Boris bus. Driver had to agree to open doors an...
Boris Bus Breakdown – The Saunas Continue 18 Jul 2013 | 01:26 am
Today I made the rash decision of taking the New Bus For London when I actually had an appointment to get to. I boarded LT33 on route 24, towards Hampstead Heath, at Victoria Station and went upstair...
Has The New Bus For London’s Air Cooling Been Fixed? 17 Jul 2013 | 05:15 am
Three passengers’ experiences may lead us to believe so: Today, been on Borismaster LT34 (LTZ1034). Bob has fixed air conditioning. It works! #Borismaster — Alan Robinson (@Bispham100) July 16, 2013...
Inspired By The Wrong Bus? 16 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Something about the front of Boris’s Roastmaster has never looked right to me – compare these two pictures: Notice the ‘inspiration’? Me neither – the NB4L has a rounded rather than flat front (whic...
