Hi all,

I love the leaflet about the new Citaro Bendibuses on route 18. It features
a picture of a grinning driver taking an 18 through a bizarre minimal
landscape like something out of the Magic Roundabout, while all the
passengers look out the windows wondering if they are being abducted.

The picture also shows that the back two sets of doors go up to the roof
while the front set doesn't. Does anyone know why?

It mentions that the cashless operation and multi-door loading will speed
journey times. I am wondering whether the route will now have fewer buses
and fewer drivers, or whether they will they run a more frequent service
with the same number of buses and drivers. Do the buses cost more than
double deckers? Do they cost more to run? Do the drivers get paid more?
Overall, does running a bendibus route cost less, over a 50 year period?

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes