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DLR Tower Gateway
Oyster on the river is currently in development.
There are various issues - not least the different fare scales with different operators, which reflect the different styles of service. Thames Clippers operates the fast commuter "riverbus" and 02 Express, while City Cruises operates the leisure service which caters for families, visitors and anyone who wants a day out. [Our boats travel at a more leisurely speed with more open deck areas, commentary etc, so your trip on the river is not simply a method of transport.] Another big question is the siting and installation of the kit. Remember that boarding piers on the River Thames are not simply afloat, they rise and fall more than 20ft twice a day Ð and they are very exposed to the elements. And you can't do bus-type "pay on entry" when the boat is at the pier. Progress is being made Ð watch this space. And as the weather picks up and you get the cameras out, do have a day out on London's River: 2000 years of liquid history - and if you want to know more, just ask [end of shameless plug]. On 2009-03-03 11:17:19 +0000, Peter Campbell Smith said: Tom Barry wrote in : The river bus is good but expensive, and takes a lot of staff for the number of passengers (just under two bendy buses, I reckon, with something like five or six crew on board plus crew at the landing piers). It is indeed expensive to run; not just the staff costs but the boats and piers require more maintenance than buses and bus stops. I was involved with a project a few years ago looking at how the costs and benefits could be reconciled sufficiently to allow the river buses to operate on the basis of Oyster PAYG fares, but the cost to revenue gap seemed too large, even with a hefty cross-subsidy. This was in Ken's time and I don't know whether there has been any change in thinking since then. Peter -- Writer / editor on London's River |
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