tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post6615722681681550166..comments2024-03-15T11:31:32.897+00:00Comments on A Transport of Delight: Showbus, Duxford 2011LEYTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575755776610646694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-74296506753292666222011-09-25T18:32:16.759+01:002011-09-25T18:32:16.759+01:00The problem with the bendy buses was (and still is...The problem with the bendy buses was (and still is) that they are too big for many of the roads on which they run. They block pedestrian crossings and are a lethal hazard to cyclists. At certain junctions a bendy turning left will block the entire road.<br /><br />Three sets of doors make a fare dodger's paradise.<br /><br />And they jack-knife in 15mm of snow.<br /><br />Wonderful machines - just unsuitable for much of London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-19060169661396869072011-09-22T21:03:48.718+01:002011-09-22T21:03:48.718+01:00Trent Barton's sub-font may look like Neorpoli...Trent Barton's sub-font may look like Neorpolitical, but as Anon 22:27 says, it is not the same. It is in fact a lot more expensive - anyone using it faces the wrath of copyright law, despite there being negligible differences. Such is the way of design agencies protecting their work.<br /><br />I also agree with Anon 07:41 re the bendy buses. At least Go-Ahead is finding ways to use them in the provinces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-49885705848153386522011-09-22T07:41:13.548+01:002011-09-22T07:41:13.548+01:00"Many bendy buses struggle to find homes afte..."Many bendy buses struggle to find homes after becoming life-expired in London."<br /><br />The struggle has been because they are not life-expired. They are being withdrawn because of the current Mayor of London's vanity, and after only a few years of service. The book values are therefore quite high and the leasing companies have not been prepared to write these down.<br /><br />The Mayor's action may well have contributed to an increase in other vehicle contract costs in London as the lessors attempt to recover their costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-46456648764647579682011-09-21T22:27:35.077+01:002011-09-21T22:27:35.077+01:00The Stagecoach Coast Rider font is Neuropolitical,...The Stagecoach Coast Rider font is Neuropolitical, it's not the same as Trent Barton (it is similar) but it is used by RossendalebusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com