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here is the new london bus which will be in service for 2012 what do you think


"The final design of the New Bus for London, based on the much-loved Routemaster was unveiled today by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and London's Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy.

Entering service in 2012, the futuristic design will use the latest green technology, will be 15 per cent more fuel efficient than existing hybrid buses, 40 per cent more efficient than conventional diesel double decks and much quieter on the streets.
The design

The design makes use of lightweight materials, with glass highlighting key features and producing a light and airy feel inside the bus. A glass 'swoop' at the rear and offside pick out the two staircases and provide a dramatic visual effect. An asymmetric design for the front-end completes the futuristic look.
Hop-on, hop-off

The open platform, a design shared with the old Routemaster, allows the reinstatement of a hop-on, hop-off service. Three doors and two staircases will aid speedier and smoother boarding."
 

Legion

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Oct 2, 2008
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Not too bad, although I think it should be silver with futuristic neon lights on the side and hologram advertisements and other such things.
 

ChocoFace

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I actually like it. Which isn't saying much.
hmm..i'll find something to discuss...
The design looks pretty nice (for a bus), eh?
 

reg42

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Not bad. Certainly better than the ones I saw when I was last there.
 

Tharwen

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Well, I quite like the way that London's becoming all modern and stuff, but I also don't want to lose the old style buses. They are teh awesomez.
 

mobsterlobster

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AjimboB said:
That is one sexy looking bus. I gotta say, the fact that it's quieter might not actually be such a good thing though (plenty of people don't watch where the fuck they're going).
Actually, if anything, that's natural selection at work. If they're too thick or lazy to look where they're going then they can't survive. Eugenics!
 

dududf

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Aug 31, 2009
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That's a pretty sexy design on there.

I like their step to reducing the pollution of the air, and quieting those things down.
 

Voodoomancer

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Looks pretty sweet. Wish we had that cool buses in Iceland, here they're just plain boring yellow boxes on wheels.
 

Pandalisk

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...I'd hit it.

The bus driver should shout out "Welcome! To the world of tommorow!" At every single passenger who boards

Voodoomancer said:
Looks pretty sweet. Wish we had that cool buses in Iceland, here they're just plain boring yellow boxes on wheels.
Oh...I heard you rode Basking Sharks... The Buses of the Sea!
Got to say.. Yellow Boxes..Not as cool as basking sharks..

Develop transport using that Volcano of yours, Ash powered rocket cars or something.
 

Quaxar

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Uh, you Brits. Rode the TARDIS to 2075 and stole their bus design, didn't you? I hope you add the hoverdrive soon, these wheels ruin the design.
 

Simalacrum

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I think its pretty snazzy, a nice mixture of new and old.

Plus the old "hop-on" entrances are back, which is good xD