More Of The Same For The New Bus For London – Plus A New Menace On Our Streets

The vicious bollard which jumps out when drivers are least expecting it at the Hampstead terminus of route 24:

Oops new Borismaster bus crashed at Hampstead Heath this morning.

— Ken Carr (@visionsint) July 30, 2013

Is this the first fancy new routemaster bus to have been driven into a bollard? Join us after the break pic.twitter.com/MhxdKdDJUt

— Andy Donaldson (@BarcelonaNil) July 30, 2013

Still too hot:

Finally went on a new Routemaster yesterday. Rather modern. Rather…toasty. Phew. pic.twitter.com/JfTfcz4T0U — Daniel Hough (@basicallydan) July 30, 2013

On a Routemaster for first time.Excitement has turned into stickiness -there is indeed no aircon or so much as a humble window to smash open — Sarah D (@londonette) July 29, 2013

Sitting on the route #38x #borisbus and boy its bloody hot #greenhouse #noac

— SIR lankymusmaximus (@benwelsh1) July 29, 2013

They’re right about these new #routemaster buses on #route38. They’re boiling #noopeningwondows @tflofficial when will they be fixed?

— Tom Bigwood (@thetombigwood) July 29, 2013

@theanthonydavis. Was on the new 24 Routemaster, on Saturday…made you hark back. But I could not get over the fact Windows won’t open..bad — Marvia (@flashella10) July 29, 2013

Who was the moron who designed the new Routemaster bus with windows that don’t open? — Stuart O’Connor (@Screenjabber) July 28, 2013

Routemaster buses = ovens — Kirsty (@ykirsty) July 28, 2013

@MayorofLondon just had to get off a new “sleeker, better” 38 bus onto an old one as it was infernally hot, is this being fixed?! — Kathryn Hall (@Spanishkathryn) July 27, 2013

I would strongly advise avoiding the new routemasters in this weather – the air conditioning is pathetic and I’m melting. #borisbus #fail — Jessica Ziebland (@JessicaZiebland) July 27, 2013

@TfLOfficial next time design a bus with air conditioning or windows!!! — Ben Woods (@NutChild) July 27, 2013

Who the hell decided that the new route master buses should have sealed windows you can’t open in the height of summer?? — Fatima Ayub (@thecynicist) July 28, 2013

Still breaking down:

@MayorofLondon Thanks for introducing those swanky new bus to London. Shame it broke down

— Tommy burns (@BurnsTom5) July 29, 2013

@TfLOfficial guys. Went on ya new route master on the 24 route and guess what? That’s right it broke down!

— Tommy burns (@BurnsTom5) July 29, 2013

We’ve just passed a Borisbus that’s broken down. — Gus (@augustine_ryan) July 29, 2013

  Passengers beginning to twig that Boris Johnson’s vanity project is an expensive disaster:

First ride on Heatherwick bus, did not break down, fun jumping on and off at lights but at ridiculous cost of doubling wage bill. So Boris. — Jones the planner (@jonestheplanner) July 29, 2013

A regular user of route 24 told me this week that the moquette is already beginning to wear out – watch this space.

So new routemasters = old bendy buses but + additional unnecessary expense to the London taxpayer. Well done @MayorofLondon #tfl #London

— andonehybrid (@andonehybrid) July 27, 2013

Just missed two 38s one of which was the new routemaster only to not have the back doors open. What a redundant vanity project they were.

— Meowtin (@finnbarm) July 27, 2013

@MayorofLondon decision to remove ‘bendy buses’ on high frequency routes totally flawed. Journeys now take twice as long.

— Paula Hirst (@paula_hirst) July 28, 2013