A New Bus for London To The Rescue
This afternoon, it was all chaos in Islington. There appeared to have been a serious accident on the Essex Road and all of the buses were diverting by Highbury Corner.
I was trying to get home by getting a bus down St. Paul’s Road, but the normal 30s and 277s couldn’t get past the jams. A couple of 38s went past without stopping, although it wasn’t their normal territory. And then a New Bus for London hove into view!
It stopped and quite a few including myself got aboard.
The conductor was marshalling people on and off and the hop-on/hop-off capability meant that quite a few got to their destination, despite it not being the regular route.
When it did get to its regular route, I got off and walked home.
It was all a superb demonstration of the advantages of doubled-crewed buses with a hop-on/hop-off platform.
Roll on the next six hundred.
The Anonymous Widower 
Love your updates on the NBFL, please keep them coming.
Comment by Mark Johnson | November 23, 2012 |
I will keep you updated.
I have a feeling that most people just look at the bus, but the staff like working on them and they create a whole new atmosphere for travel.
In tewenty years or so, when Boris will have been long gone as Mayor, these buses will have become a real London icon.
I think too, other cities all over the world will follow London’s example and have their own equivalent.
Comment by AnonW | November 24, 2012 |
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