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Routie Smackdown: Pro London v. Andrew Gilligan v. Peter Hendy

December 22nd, 2008 5 Comments

Two more articles – first Pro London cover the matter here, while Andrew Gilligan displays his big worry – that his arch-nemesis Peter Hendy and his evil Ken-worshipping coven will undermine Boris’s wonderful Routemaster with their sordid attempts to run London’s transport professionally for its users:

I know your game, Mr Hendy
Ominous, little-noticed words from the [...]

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Bendy Replacement Timetable And Costs

December 22nd, 2008 2 Comments

We occasionally like to go back and revisit old posts, and there’s an opportunity here to put some facts around the bendy replacement timetable, particularly the PVR increase and the stated 2011 date for the Routemaster.  I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that 31/12/2011 counts here, as two years [...]

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BusAndCoach.com: ‘The Madness Of Mayor Boris’

December 22nd, 2008 3 Comments

Bus and Coach is a magazine.  They have a website.  The website has a story about the Routemaster competition.  Here’s a sample:
Perhaps we should be thankful that his nostalgia trip only took him back to the 1950s, and we’re not seeing the re-invention of the eco-friendly low-pollution horse bus.
You can read the rest here.  No, [...]

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