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I'm now hearing stories, as yet
unconfirmed, that the 137's conversion to OPO has
been moved up from September 18th to July 9th. I
bet Arriva London South feel lucky they're buying
DAFs rather than products from TransBus, who have
gone embarrassingly bust in just a third of the
time it did for Leyland to do the same thing.
Perhaps the 8's conversion will yet slip if the
promised Tridents don't get completed on time. On 20th August 2003,
Brixton's RML 2351 (CUV 351C) is seen
swinging into Park Lane for a swift run towards
Marble Arch.
Please note
that the London Bus Page is NOT affiliated with
any enthusiast organisation or publication,
irrespective of pieces I may write for any such
bodies, and represents the observations and
personal views of myself only - none of which,
may I add, are intended to defame any company or
individual. That ought to be patently obvious
from the amount of reverence I give to this facet
of my country's culture, and my concern at the
manner in which it is being taken away, to the
detriment of all of us. It would be flattering to
believe my small words have an effect on the way
London's buses are run, but if I thought that was
the case I would have applied for a job with TfL
so I could use them to the benefit of all.
Wouldn't be the first time - or the third or
fourth!
The pieces I
write for BUSES, London Bus Magazine and other
publications are checked and vetted before they
go to press, and I believe I exercise the same
restraint here - I am also quite willing to pull
or alter comments as I see fit. Still, I reserve
my right to declare my disgust with the wastage
of our irreplaceable heritage, and my resentment
of being forced, through the taxation of my
labour, to accept a form of transport which is no
longer designed for me or people like me. I don't
believe that my opinion to that effect has the
slightest effect on the reputation or revenue of
any company. It certainly doesn't seem to be
making a dent in TfL's unbreakable resolve to
remove our Routemasters and the jobs of those
working on them!
This is
wearying. Any detractors will soon be rid of me -
and thousands of others like me - anyway, if
that's what they really want. And then where will
their support come from?
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