Design Linkage: Bus Designs for London
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coudal:
HUH. Magazine - New Buses for London
The design is from the studio of one Thomas Heatherwick in close co-operation with the manufacturer Wrightbus.
The energy efficiencies as promoted sound like a very good thing indeed to have in one's public transit bus fleet component. No arguments on that point at all. And the interiors are striking in the implied level of luxury, even if they are in fact "bare-bones" amenities (which I suspect they are).
But that aft exterior "picture window"?
Not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure that I'd call it "unsightly", as that may be an undeserved insult to what took a lot of effort to put together.
But is it safe enough for street usage?
Anyone in the Metropolitan London area who expects to be using these - or has already tried them out? - who wants to weigh in, I'd be glad of you doing so!
octranspo regularly may want to pass this along, which I found with the help of coudal:HUH. Magazine - New Buses for London
The design is from the studio of one Thomas Heatherwick in close co-operation with the manufacturer Wrightbus.
The energy efficiencies as promoted sound like a very good thing indeed to have in one's public transit bus fleet component. No arguments on that point at all. And the interiors are striking in the implied level of luxury, even if they are in fact "bare-bones" amenities (which I suspect they are).
But that aft exterior "picture window"?
Not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure that I'd call it "unsightly", as that may be an undeserved insult to what took a lot of effort to put together.
But is it safe enough for street usage?
Anyone in the Metropolitan London area who expects to be using these - or has already tried them out? - who wants to weigh in, I'd be glad of you doing so!
