"New Routemaster" unveiled

http:/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/engine/london/8685486.stm

Regards
Chris Stanley

My bus number (if any): RMC1500 / RF489

I've just seen it on ITV3 news. What an ugly and very pricey b*gg*r. And I'll bet it'll cost a fortune to fix any damage. It's a long long way from the old girls we all know and love and can mend with a bag of spanners.

My bus number (if any): RM1001

It is something that could well cause Boris Johnson his second term as Mayor Mike. In no way can that abomination be called a "New Generation Routemaster". THIS is the design Boris should go for if he wants to keep the London public on-side and secure a second term as Mayor, as not only does it have at least a partial half-cab but also intermediate Destination information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GepIiXF1RT4&feature=related

My bus number (if any): RML2271 (owner)

It's almost there, innovative, different. But not quite.
Why are designers sometimes so thick? A glass staircase? Perverts delight. No skirt wearing woman or die hard Scotsman will ever go up the stairs! It'll cause car crashes!

Why do they also think a rear window is uneccesary? It's a real bugbear with buses already.

Yet again the utterly crap destination displays with total lack of via info and use of Red and Black which makes it heavy looking and more like a pillar box.
It needs a relief band to lighten it.
Compare the RM with almost and modern bus and it looks lighter and brighter.

But tweaked a bit and it might just be an improvement on what we already have.

But the biggest must....proper comfortable seats!

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My bus number (if any): RM238, RM471 and RM2213