On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:30:51 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:37:57 +0100, "Tim Roll-Pickering"
wrote:

The 25 has been debendified as of today and doubledeckers are running its
length.

How many routes still have these monsters on them?

12 - converts November
29 / N29 - converts by year end but no firm date
73 - converts September
207 - converts by year end but no firm date
453 - converts November
436 - converts November

All dates refer to 2011 as I believe Boris has decreed they must be
gone by the end of the year. This clears the deck in terms of one
Mayoral commitment before the Borismaster (another commitment) emerges
to much undoubted fanfare early in 2012.

I still think it's a monstrous waste of resources to be binning the
bendy buses when they still have another 10-15 years life in them. I'm
sure I'm in a minority though.

I suspect that they will be recycled. Swansea has had a number of
second-hand bendy buses imposed upon it - no idea where they came
from. thjey all have personalised number plates to hide the fact from
the morons in the council that they are rejects.
They were initially planned torun as far as Mumbles, but then it was
discovered that it was impossible for them to turn around to make the
return journey!
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On 2011\06\26 10:30, Peter wrote:

I suspect that they will be recycled. Swansea has had a number of
second-hand bendy buses imposed upon it - no idea where they came
from. thjey all have personalised number plates to hide the fact from
the morons in the council that they are rejects.
They were initially planned torun as far as Mumbles, but then it was
discovered that it was impossible for them to turn around to make the
return journey!

Then I'd call that a proposal rather than a plan.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:21:29 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2011\06\26 10:30, Peter wrote:

I suspect that they will be recycled. Swansea has had a number of
second-hand bendy buses imposed upon it - no idea where they came
from. thjey all have personalised number plates to hide the fact from
the morons in the council that they are rejects.
They were initially planned torun as far as Mumbles, but then it was
discovered that it was impossible for them to turn around to make the
return journey!

Then I'd call that a proposal rather than a plan.

No, it was a plan - the council wanted something to replace the
Mumbles Railway and came up with a bendybus route to the village.
However, due to the incompetence of both the councillors and the
traffic planners. We are talking about a council who designated one of
the busiest streets in Swansea as a pedestrian area - excellent -
except for the double decker buses that were permitted to share it.
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Peter wrote:
On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:21:29 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2011\06\26 10:30, Peter wrote:

I suspect that they will be recycled. Swansea has had a number of
second-hand bendy buses imposed upon it - no idea where they came
from. thjey all have personalised number plates to hide the fact from
the morons in the council that they are rejects.
They were initially planned torun as far as Mumbles, but then it was
discovered that it was impossible for them to turn around to make the
return journey!

Then I'd call that a proposal rather than a plan.

No, it was a plan - the council wanted something to replace the
Mumbles Railway and came up with a bendybus route to the village.

Surely the solution is clear: fit the bendybuses with a driving position
at each end, guided by flanged wheels on a steel bar (or two) of some
sort ?

Nick
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On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:59 +0000 (UTC), Nick Leverton
wrote:

In article ,
Peter wrote:
On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:21:29 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2011\06\26 10:30, Peter wrote:

I suspect that they will be recycled. Swansea has had a number of
second-hand bendy buses imposed upon it - no idea where they came
from. thjey all have personalised number plates to hide the fact from
the morons in the council that they are rejects.
They were initially planned torun as far as Mumbles, but then it was
discovered that it was impossible for them to turn around to make the
return journey!

Then I'd call that a proposal rather than a plan.

No, it was a plan - the council wanted something to replace the
Mumbles Railway and came up with a bendybus route to the village.

Surely the solution is clear: fit the bendybuses with a driving position
at each end, guided by flanged wheels on a steel bar (or two) of some
sort ?


FFS, don't suggest that to Swansea council...

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:00:30 +0100, Peter
wrote:
FFS, don't suggest that to Swansea council...

You wouldn't rather have what is being described, i.e. a train
service?

Neil

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In article ,
Neil Williams wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:00:30 +0100, Peter
wrote:
FFS, don't suggest that to Swansea council...

You wouldn't rather have what is being described, i.e. a train
service?

I had in mind more of a tram, effectively reinstating the Swansea and
Mumbles, but otherwise correct

Nick
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On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:59 +0000 (UTC), Nick Leverton
wrote:
Surely the solution is clear: fit the bendybuses with a driving
position
at each end, guided by flanged wheels on a steel bar (or two) of
some
sort ?

There is a publicity shot re the Luton busway that consists of a bus
parked on the railway, looking rather like a new generation low floor
Pacer...

Neil

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:59 +0000 (UTC), Nick Leverton
wrote:
Surely the solution is clear: fit the bendybuses with a driving
position
at each end, guided by flanged wheels on a steel bar (or two) of
some
sort ?

There is a publicity shot re the Luton busway that consists of a bus
parked on the railway, looking rather like a new generation low floor
Pacer...

The REAL solution is the replace the bendy bit in the middle with an
accordion that plays jolly tunes as it goes round corners (as they should
have done in the first place), then sell the lot to a theme park.
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Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
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