On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:30:29 +0100, "Stephen Furley"
wrote:



"CJB" wrote in message
...

They don't seem to check tickets so fare evasion could be as bad as on the
bendi-buses (BTW the latter seem to have been sold off to provincial bus
companies such as Brighton).

There are no conductors per se. The uniformed staff member on the platform
seems to be there because of elf&safety - they don't actually seem to have
anything to do which is why they do not actually seem to be doing
anything - but they get paid for it.

The notices posted at the stops describe them as 'conductors', but whether
that is their official jib title I don't know. They do provide information
to passengers, but could probably do this more effectively if they could
move through the bus, rather than having to remain on the platform. Fitting
an entrance/exit with doors, but then leaving them open and posting a member
of staff there to try to stop passengers falling off, or getting hurt while
boarding a moving bus seems rather odd, and not particularly productive use
of staff.

I wonder if it's hoped that their presence will be temporary? If TfL
can negotiate with the El-fins-efti Taliban to remove this
requirement, it'll save a lot of money.