Steve M wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:
Neil Williams wrote:

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

The stress of not being able to get home will far outweigh the
stress of
being a bit hot, so get Ken off his latest hobby horse and leave the
Underground running.


Indeed.

I could go on about the new improved London Transport that Ken promised
us would be bought with the congestion charge money, but I think he's
spent it all on community policing and the damn Olympics.


A lot of it's gone on the bus network, to pretty good effect. The
trouble is it was a little too successful, in that it did redirect
people onto public transport, which means his income dropped. That
lead to the price rise and the "make it easier to pay" stuff to
encourage a few more people to drive and up the income again!


Talking of buses and heatwaves, I noticed on a 14 yesterday that a new
air cooling unit had been installed above the stairs on the top deck -
and very welcome it was too.



Interesting... I've seen a few of the 85s have these too (probably the
same fleet from Putney depot mind) and have wondered just how effective
the system is. Did you try sitting in different places to test the effect?

No... at the time I was far too hot for that, so I sat in the breeze
directly behind the cooler!


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