Routemaster on Barry Road

[Nero]

A Routemaster was driven down Barry Road at about 1830 this evening, on the way from the Rye. It said 'special service' on it. Noone was on board, apart from the driver. Nice to see it.

[LuvPeckham]

SIGH

Bring 'em back I personally say

[Sue]

Yay! You could jump on and off anywhere and hang off the back with the wind in your hair - ah, nostalgia :)

Course it was hell upstairs because it was full of smoke :(

But hey, they looked good :))

And one conductor on the number 12 won some award - might have been an MBE actually -mfor being such a brilliant conductor (he was always in a good mood and he used to sing to the passengers - certainly cheered up the journey :) )

[ratty]

Reminds me of the "Bad Conductor" joke!

[LuvPeckham]

do tell Ratty

[snorky]

someone to the back of the DKH estate has ( had ) a couple of them squuzed into their garden!

[philiphenslowe]

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whatson/447.aspx

x

[LuvPeckham]

I prefer routemasters to bendy buses

the problem with bendy buses is you wait for ages for a bus to turn up, then two arrive at the same time, joined in the middle !!

When is Bo Jo going to make good on his promise

route 12 first is what I say !!!

[SeanMacGabhann]

surely everyone knew this was never going to happen?

[LuvPeckham]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> surely everyone knew this was never going to

> happen?

Don't burst that bubble yet (please)

[SeanMacGabhann]

you say "yet".... I tried to bust it before he was elected... n'er mind eh?

I sometimes still hop in the 15 service to and from Tower Bridge to go between offices - I was (and am) a fan of them but I am reconciled to the idea now - times move on and the bendies do have some advantages (and yes some disadvantages too)

But the truth is if both Ken (originally pro) and now Boris (also pro) can't find a way to keep them or bring them back, one would imagine it was a pretty compelling reason why

[Moos]

Because they were too bloody small, that's why. I am short of 6ft, but couldn't sit straight in a Routemaster double seat, it was incredibly uncomfortable. And more than once had to look at my toes to avoid getting imbroiled in one of those 'sideways-seats-at-the-back-are-for-4-people / no-they-aren't-there's-only-room-for-3' arguments.

Sorry. I know they were pretty, and I liked the hop-on, hop-off thing but I was perfectly happy to wave them bye-bye.

Oh, and on the hop-on/hop-off thing I've heard (2nd hand) of someone who fell off one misjudging her step. While holding a baby...

I'd judge it was her own fault for being stupid, but in today's climate that sort of thing means elfnsafety probably wouldn't approve.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I hopped on one day with a cup of tea in Oxford St juuuuust as it pulled away - cue grabbing of pole, physics kicking in, and a whole cup of tea flying up the aisle - people were not amused

that was about 19 years ago mind....

[KalamityKel]

I always felt sorry for the bus driver being shaken to their bones in the cab...

[ratty]

LuvPeckham Wrote:

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> do tell Ratty

Click me - http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,6887,page=19

[Nero]

Shaken? Try the bendy 12 at the bottom of Rye Lane. It is appalling.

[????]

The number 12, once one of the classic bus rides in London, is now 3rd class travel, I avoid it

[KalamityKel]

Nero practically sitting on top of the engine all day is no fun thing AND if u have long legs then ur surely bug gered :P