Date: 2025-01-08 Page is: DBtxt003.php txt00027753
BUS TRANSPORT
LONDON BUSES
Ruairidh MacVeigh: The Blunder of London's Bendy Buses
LONDON BUSES
Ruairidh MacVeigh: The Blunder of London's Bendy Buses
Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkETxsQimWA
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Attempting to replace the venerable AEC Routemaster, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated buses, or Bendy Buses, were thought to be the answer of providing a vehicle of far greater capacity in order to answer the challenge of London's unique public transport environment.
Unfortunately, what resulted was one of the worst buses ever employed in the British capital, as while their capacity was indeed far greater than the Routemasters, their physical dimensions were too large for the narrow streets, they were prone to fare dodging, and they had a dangerous tendency to overheat and catch fire, leading to their rapid fall from grace and withdrawal within a decade.
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