On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:40:34 +0000, Ken wrote:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:06:31 +0000, Marc Brett
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:41:22 +0000, stevo wrote:

London would be foolish to go for trolley busses as hydrogen power will
be round soon(ish)

Hydrogen "power" is a fraud, the sooner abandoned the better.

http://www.thenewatlantis.com/archive/15/zubrin.htm

Much of this confirms what I'd suspected. But what about the points
made about fuel cells? Surely the current trials in London and
elsewhere of buses using this technology have been less expensive and
more reliable that this author would have you believe is possible?

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...nt.asp?prID=73

"The high cost of the vehicles is the major barrier at the moment but providing
the Government continues to provide support for this promising technology, it
could be a viable option for the future."

Translation -- not economical today, and no timetable for economical operation,
ever.

"The buses have excelled in reliability and have been very popular with
passengers who have appreciated the amazing environmental benefits of fuel cell
technology and the quiet, smooth ride the buses offer."

How the average passenger appreciates the "amazing" environmental benefits when
there are none is a mystery to me. The "quiet, smooth ride" equally can be
obtained with trolley buses at far less cost, I suspect.