London Banter - View Single Post - Arn't all new buses in London supposed to be hybrids?

[email protected] · February 23rd 17, 01:27 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Mark) wrote:

On Wednesday, 22 February 2017 11:12:21 UTC, Neil Williams wrote:
On 2017-02-22 09:48:49 +0000, d said:

Wires look like crap. What's wrong with hydrogen buses?

Supply and storage. Though there is one hydrogen bus route in london
that runs through southwark. Can't remember the number.

RV1, which has always been rather a test bed for TfL.

Wires don't necessarily "look like crap", in any case. Decorative
poles can be used to enhance the look.

There was an RV1 broken down on the Aldwych this morning, completely
blocking half of the road.

Central London is constantly dug up and rebuilt with many bus route
diversions. A trolleybus wouldn't be able to divert along an unwired road.

They're also a nuisance when the pickup arm gets disconnected from
the wires.

Traction batteries would cope diversions. My experience of dewirements was
that the booms were restored pretty quickly, especially given that London
trolleybuses never had trolley ropes.

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Colin Rosenstiel