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I’m pleased to say that we managed to getting working for today.
https://nr.whoosh.media/app/stations/WIJ/nationalrail
It’s useful at Clapham Junction, Canonbury and Highbury and Islington.
The main advantage – knowing which subline isn’t working hasn’t yet arrived.
Re: The fake “tram” that’s really a bus …
It reminds me horribly of the “Boris Bus” – a triumph of style over substance …
1: Entrance that is too narrow for prams or lots of luggage
2: It’s even worse for “PoIM” ( Persons of Impaired Mobility) – especially if in a wheelchair (!) *{Note}
3: Low side-windows that are inevitably going to be damaged, frequently.
4: Seats that are useless & uncomfortable if the bus is anything like well-loaded.
5: How long are those very pretty “spats” over the front wheels going to last?
*Note: Given that these Buses have only just been introduced, are they not contrary to current regulations & the law, regarding “Disabled Access”?
Are TfL in breach of the current Law & Regulations by doing this?
@GregT interior of ieTram https://irizar-emobility.com/irizar-ie-tram-360
Disability provision in the video
https://youtu.be/Bk49uAp0l10?t=168
Front door maybe single but middle doors are double width
The “ieTram” is a work-around for decision makers not willing to commit to put up overhead electrification along a route that needs high capacity. Can we please rather use batteries for vehicles that don’t run on planned routes?
Geoffs videos of the Marlow branch is interesting! Among everything else it taught me how to pronounce High Wycombe 🙂
Semi-crayonista: What would it take to reconnect it’s missing link to the Chiltern line again? Looks fairly easy at the southern end of the disused section, but then there are lots of houses where the line seemingly used to go, and also for any alternate route (say to Beaconsfield rather than High Wycombe). Not sure how useful a reinstated line would be, but it seems like something that at least would never be closed if it still existed today.