FUTURE BUSES * UK - New Routemaster bus design unveiled
London,UK -Channel 4 News -17 May 2010: -- The London mayor unveils the design for a replacement for the iconic Routemaster double decker bus which is due to begin carrying its first passengers in 2012... The new, and inevitably red, bus will have two doors, as well as the iconic open platform allowing passengers to jump on and off where they want. The bus has been designed to be 40 per cent more fuel efficient than existing diesel double-deckers... It will have two staircases, and be manufactured from lightweight materials and glass to produce a "light and airy feel inside"...
Critics said the buses were fuel inefficient and inaccessible for disabled people...Opponents have questioned the cost of introducing the new Routemaster, at a time when Transport for London's finances are under huge strain... Figures revealed it would cost £7.8 million to bring in just five new buses...Labels: Bus of Future
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