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Tv Show on Itv Lastnight
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. -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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