On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 02:13:59PM +0000, d wrote:

Indeed. But when you said "I'd bet the chassis is bog-standard Volvo" it
apparently hadn't crossed yours. I'd give a bog standard one 3 months tops
before it rusts to bits.

If anything, it'll last longer, because it'll have daily dunkings to
wash off salt and stuff. Vehicles' chassis ain't exactly dry places on
non-amphibious vehicles anyway, and yet you don't see them rusting
through in moments in the wetter parts of the UK, such as, errm,
Scotland.

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On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 08:45:59AM -0800, Neil Williams wrote:

These things *are* used for tourist purposes in both London and
Liverpool, FWIW. This only differs in that it's styled more like a
normal bus and not like a wheeled boat (though I expect the bodywork
is just for appearance purposes on those)

The DUKWs's hull is most certainly not just for appearances. They're
WW2 amphibious trucks, designed for use when bridges have been, umm,
made unavailable by their previous owners, and for beach landings.

This bus thing is a completely different vehicle.

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On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 07:39:42PM +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Adrian wrote:
Getting back to the original question... Would it be worth sending a
couple of managers from the area over to Sweden or Norway to see how they
manage to run a metric shedload of short ferry services effectively and
efficiently - and free to vehicles and foot passengers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipe...communications
How frequent are those services, and how many vehicles do they move per
trip? A bus-like service needs to move a busload of people every ten
minutes or whatever.

Rubbish. There are zillions of bus services that operate once an hour,
or even less often. They're mostly outside London.

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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:09:43 +0000
David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 02:13:59PM +0000, d wrote:
If anything, it'll last longer, because it'll have daily dunkings to
wash off salt and stuff. Vehicles' chassis ain't exactly dry places on

That part of the clyde is tidal, its already salty.

B2003

d wrote on 11 February 2010 13:40:42 ...
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:09:43 +0000
David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 02:13:59PM +0000, d wrote:
If anything, it'll last longer, because it'll have daily dunkings to
wash off salt and stuff. Vehicles' chassis ain't exactly dry places on

That part of the clyde is tidal, its already salty.

It's tidal, but it may not be salty that far up the river, and the
denser salt water will tend to be close to the river bed. The Thames
isn't salty above Battersea.
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010, David Cantrell wrote:

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 07:39:42PM +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Adrian wrote:
Getting back to the original question... Would it be worth sending a
couple of managers from the area over to Sweden or Norway to see how they
manage to run a metric shedload of short ferry services effectively and
efficiently - and free to vehicles and foot passengers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipe...communications
How frequent are those services, and how many vehicles do they move per
trip? A bus-like service needs to move a busload of people every ten
minutes or whatever.

Rubbish. There are zillions of bus services that operate once an hour,
or even less often. They're mostly outside London.

Since we were talking about a service in London, that's of no relevance
whatsoever.

tom

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(Paul Terry) wrote:

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Try finding out if the 10 (or N10) still runs from Putney at night. I
used it to get to Euston last year but the January 2010 dated Night
Buses from Putney map doesn't have it (or an alternative beyond Warren
St) while the Night buses including 24-hour routes serving south west
London map has the N10 to King's Cross but is dated July 2009. The
Night buses from Euston map, also dated January 2010, has the 10 but
only going as far as Hammersmith.

The N10 was withdrawn on 30th January, on which date the 10 (going
only as far as Hammersmith) became a 24-hour service. On the same
date, the 33 from Hammersmith also became a 24-hour service,
covering much of the rest of the N10 route - but via Barnes instead
of Putney.

The Putney-Euston journey I took appears to be still possible but on the
14 now. As it takes a more direct route it's probably quicker too.

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In uk.transport.london message
ia.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:08:32, Richard J.
posted:

Mostly middle drive, I think you'll find, often from the rear seat. If
you're referring to which side of the river they drive on, then the
general rule is to keep right, though upstream of Putney Bridge,
depending on the state of the tide, there may be a contraflow lane for
rowers on the inside of bends.

One trusts that those who do so when the tide is particularly high are
familiar with the case of Rumpelhammer v Potts (APH 1930).

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On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 08:09:38PM +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010, David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 07:39:42PM +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Adrian wrote:
Getting back to the original question... Would it be worth sending a
couple of managers from the area over to Sweden or Norway to see how they
manage to run a metric shedload of short ferry services effectively and
efficiently - and free to vehicles and foot passengers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipe...communications
How frequent are those services, and how many vehicles do they move per
trip? A bus-like service needs to move a busload of people every ten
minutes or whatever.
Rubbish. There are zillions of bus services that operate once an hour,
or even less often. They're mostly outside London.
Since we were talking about a service in London, that's of no relevance
whatsoever.

Since when was Sweden part of London?

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On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:31:07 +0000
David Cantrell wrote:
Since when was Sweden part of London?

Given the current weather it wouldn't surprise me if the reverse was true.

B2003