Post Tagged with: "Buses"

  • What is the Necrobus?

    What is the Necrobus?

    Overflow July 10, 2012 11:25 am 3 comments

    I hesitate to ask as it may call down dark magic upon the site but… what is a Necrobus?

     
  • Bus strike still on despite court injunction

    Bus strike still on despite court injunction

    News June 22, 2012 8:00 am no comments

    Bus workers in the Unite union will be striking across London today despite a last minute court injunction that hoped to halt the industrial action. Disruption will began around 3.00am and will finish at the end of the night shift on Saturday 23 June. A judge ruled today that the action [...]

     
  • Sci-fi London

    Sci-fi London

    Overflow April 10, 2012 8:42 am no comments

    In old days with conductors you could keep rowdy elements off the buses.

     
  • Why choose between bus or cycle when you can do both?

    Why choose between bus or cycle when you can do both?

    Overflow April 5, 2012 10:50 am 3 comments

    As I sauntered my way through South London imagine my surprise as this contraption hoved into view, funky music blaring and the occupants seeming to have an obscenely good time. It’s a cycle powered bus. Or pedibus. Who knew this sort of thing existed?

     
  • Good bye Bendy

    Good bye Bendy

    News December 9, 2011 12:34 pm no comments

    It’s been a long time coming but today we see the end of bendy buses in London. Brought in by Ken, seen off by Boris, the bendy bus always divided opinion. Certainly the extra space meant they were excellent for people with push chairs or, as I witnessed on one [...]

     
  • The Joys of South London buses

    The Joys of South London buses

    Voices November 29, 2011 4:24 pm no comments

    Life-long Brixtonite, Esther Webber, is a bus obsessive. Here, she talks about the joys of South London buses Anyone who knows me knows how much I love buses. I ride them every day to work, and every other opportunity I get. There is something about buses quite unlike any other [...]