Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:33:32 +0100, Joe wrote:


I doNt know if anyone caught the Tv show on Itv1 London @ 1930 last
night, about buses in London.
They came up with a figure like £56million is being lost thanks to fare
dodgers on Bendi-buses. Well why not keep conductors on these services,
surely the cost of employing them would be well less than £56million,
and they could also do other tasks, like keeping the bus clean & tidy &
preventing vandalism/Helping people with luggage.


The figure was £56m for the *whole* bus network and was based on a
ludicrously simplistic piece of extrapolation. There are endless
examples of conductor operated buses where it is a miracle if the
conductor moves upstairs and actually checks tickets.

There are many issues about the relative merits of bendy buses, one
person buses and Routemasters and I have yet to see a television
programme that has got within 10 miles of discussing such issues in a
cogent manner.

And of course on a Routemaster, if the conductor doesn't check your
ticket and you use prepay, then you travel for free.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London