The Anonymous Widower

The Doors Are Open Again

I came home on a New Bus for London and was pleased to see the back doors were open.

The Doors Are Open Again

The driver/conductor told me, they’d only been shut because of the cold.

This picture also shows one of the nicest feature of the new buses.  It has a vertical handrail in the middle of the open platform to hang on to as you enter or exit. It’s just in the correct place for those of all heights.

Some older buses used to have such a handle like this in the middle of the front entrance, but although it was convenient for some passengers, it got in the way of those in wheelchairs or with kids in buggies.

but of course on a New Bus for London, wheelchairs and buggies would never use the rear platform.

January 23, 2013 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Buses, Design, Hackney Eight, New Bus for London