On Tuesday and Friday I had to withstand volcanic temperatures on the 280
bus between Mitcham & Sutton.
Upstairs there was no possibility of opening a window; I wonder why not? Was
air-con meant to be installed?

I think I might get one of those thermometers from Maplins.

--
Work like the ponies in coalmines.
Dance like the teardrop explodes.
Love like you're Frank in Blue Velvet.
Sing as though your little throat would burst.

Alan OBrien wrote:
On Tuesday and Friday I had to withstand volcanic temperatures on the 280
bus between Mitcham & Sutton.
Upstairs there was no possibility of opening a window; I wonder why not? Was
air-con meant to be installed?

I think I might get one of those thermometers from Maplins.

--
Work like the ponies in coalmines.
Dance like the teardrop explodes.
Love like you're Frank in Blue Velvet.
Sing as though your little throat would burst.

For some reason, the upper decks of the 211 (even in Winter) are
grossly hot. Why should we put up with conditions which, frankly,
cattle would not be expected to endure?

Why do front windows not open?
Why do side windows open so slightly as to make little difference
(those dreadful hopper windows on refurbished Routemasters are even
worse)?
Why does heat seem to emanate from within the bus itself (not just the
engine compartment on the lower deck)?


Marc.

wrote:

Why do front windows not open?

I've never understood why none of the buses that have been introduced in
the last 10 years have opening front windows. It seems to me to be a
very easy wasy to get the air moving through the top deck

Probably,Stuart,because to do so would be a tacit admittance that
traditional engineering and basic commonsense dictate that if U have some
quarter drop opening front windows and a slight breeze OR some modicum of
forward movement you have cooling airflow through the vehicle.

Modern Bus Engineering designers in their rush to prove Mr C Curtis and the
Old Fogeys of the RT and Routemaster design teams wrong have decided to
rewrite the laws of physics.

The next meeting and public exhibition of the New World Order in Bus design
teams will take place on Brighton Beach at Noontime on the 21st June when
their chairman Mr C.Anute will prove conclusively that the natural world can
be bent to suit the human desire.

Please book a deck chair early as there is limited space available.

Event management is being handled by TfL and entertainment will be provided
by Hizzonour the Mayuh and a supporting caste.....

"Stuart" wrote in message
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wrote:

Why do front windows not open?

I've never understood why none of the buses that have been introduced in
the last 10 years have opening front windows. It seems to me to be a
very easy wasy to get the air moving through the top deck

It's to stop people throwing things/people out of them.

Richard [in SG19]



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In article , Richard M Willis
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"Stuart" wrote in message
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wrote:

Why do front windows not open?

I've never understood why none of the buses that have been introduced in
the last 10 years have opening front windows. It seems to me to be a
very easy wasy to get the air moving through the top deck

It's to stop people throwing things/people out of them.

Why not make it a grille rather than a window, then?

Regards,
Tristan

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For some reason, the upper decks of the 211 (even in Winter) are
grossly hot.

I think i identified a contributory cause this afternoon on a no 30 - on
the upper deck the heating was on. I asked the driver - he seemed
clueless.

E.

eastender wrote:
For some reason, the upper decks of the 211 (even in Winter) are
grossly hot.

I think i identified a contributory cause this afternoon on a no 30 - on
the upper deck the heating was on. I asked the driver - he seemed
clueless.

This seems common on a number of routes I use, including the 49, 94 and 148.

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

eastender wrote:
For some reason, the upper decks of the 211 (even in Winter) are
grossly hot.

I think i identified a contributory cause this afternoon on a no 30 - on
the upper deck the heating was on. I asked the driver - he seemed
clueless.

Loads of buses have the heating on all year round, regardless of how hot
it is. I really don't know why, unless it's just driver
forgetfulness/stupidity/error/malice.

Dave Newt wrote:
eastender wrote:
For some reason, the upper decks of the 211 (even in Winter) are
grossly hot.

I think i identified a contributory cause this afternoon on a no
30 - on the upper deck the heating was on. I asked the driver - he
seemed clueless.

Loads of buses have the heating on all year round, regardless of
how hot it is. I really don't know why, unless it's just driver
forgetfulness/stupidity/error/malice.

So have you complained about this to the driver, or the bus operator, or
to TfL? And what response have you had?
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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)