Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 at 17:49:53, Tom Anderson
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Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?


Because wheelchair users can't climb stairs.
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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 at 17:49:53, Tom Anderson
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Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?
Because wheelchair users can't climb stairs.
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Surely they could be accomodated on the lower deck ?
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Tom Anderson wrote:
Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Because Bendy-Buses can accommodate more people plus allow for faster
loading with 3 doors instead of 1 for Entry/1 for Exit.
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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Joe wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Incidentally, i am not the first person to think of this:

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Two-i...Decker_20Buses

The EU document linked to at the end contains a definition of the term
'double-decker articulated bus or coach', which suggests that these things
either exist or are likely to exist (or that EU lawmakers have too much
time on their hands).

Because Bendy-Buses can accommodate more people

Hang on - how does a single-decker bendy accommodate more people than a
double-decker bendy? I'd have thought the double-decker version would
accomodate roughly twice as many!

plus allow for faster loading with 3 doors instead of 1 for Entry/1 for
Exit.

Why couldn't a double-decker bendy have three doors, like a single-decker?

And why didn't TfL get the four-door Citaro G?

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Joe wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Incidentally, i am not the first person to think of this:

I'd thought of it too. And also, the bus in the film "The Big Bus" is a
double decker bendy bus (and nuclear powered too!).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074205/

Because Bendy-Buses can accommodate more people

Hang on - how does a single-decker bendy accommodate more people
than a double-decker bendy? I'd have thought the double-decker
version would accomodate roughly twice as many!

I think everyone who has replied has interpreted what you said as
meaning "Why not use double deckers instead of bendy buses?". The idea
of a double decker bendy bus obviously seems quite strange! Personally,
I'd like to see one, although whether I'd like to travel in it is
another matter!

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:49:53 +0100, Tom Anderson
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Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Because the passengers on the top deck would get barbequed every other
month?

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:49:53 +0100, Tom Anderson
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Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Because the passengers on the top deck
would get barbequed every other month?

You couldn't have a continuous floor upstairs, but I don't see why the front
half and the back half couldn't have self-contained upstairs sections.

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:49:53 +0100, Tom Anderson
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Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Because the passengers on the top deck
would get barbequed every other month?

You couldn't have a continuous floor upstairs, but I don't see why
the front half and the back half couldn't have self-contained
upstairs sections.

Wouldn't it waste space to have two sets of stairs?

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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:49:53 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:

Why are bendy-buses not double-decker?

Because the passengers on the top deck
would get barbequed every other month?

You couldn't have a continuous floor upstairs, but I don't see why the front
half and the back half couldn't have self-contained upstairs sections.

I presume that the simple answer is that double-deckers are big,
lumbering and difficult to manoeuvre, bendy-buses are long, bendy and
difficult to manoeuvre, so combining the two would be a recipe for
trouble.
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