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Routemaster heritage route contracts awarded
5+5+3 = 16??
Or is this just another example of the moronic inability of the twits now running London Transpport being even unable to do simple arithmetic? Marc. |
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Colin McKenzie wrote: wrote: 5+5+3 = 16?? Or is this just another example of the moronic inability of the twits now running London Transpport being even unable to do simple arithmetic? 3 spares per route, presumably. I think this is too infrequent and starts too late. The best hope is to try and get them crush-loaded so that they have to raise the frequency. They'd better keep track of the other 'clean-engined' RMs for when they need them. Though personally I'd be in favour of making up the numbers with regular guest vehicles, even if not technically 'clean-engined', to give a bit of variety. Colin McKenzie I like your idea - it would be good to see other vehicle types, eg. RTs and RFs guesting too. Any word on whether the RMs will be returned to 'London Transport' livery? |
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Colin (both of you!), maybe they do mean 3 spares per route, but that
is not actually what the press release says. Perhaps I am just being too pedantic. That being so, a 60% "spare" capacity for a bus route must be a World record! Or are they just being realistically pessimistic as to the poor maintenance (as sadly seen so often on the remaining Routemasters) that is to be expected, and that 3 out of the 5 buses can be expected to break down on each route every day?! Marc. |
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Spares aren't just for breakdowns. Routine maintenance also has to be
carried out. Also, with such old buses, of low capital value, it's probably wise to spread the usage within a larger fleet to slow the overall rate of wear. wrote in message oups.com... Colin (both of you!), maybe they do mean 3 spares per route, but that is not actually what the press release says. Perhaps I am just being too pedantic. That being so, a 60% "spare" capacity for a bus route must be a World record! Or are they just being realistically pessimistic as to the poor maintenance (as sadly seen so often on the remaining Routemasters) that is to be expected, and that 3 out of the 5 buses can be expected to break down on each route every day?! Marc. |
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