tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post643314689818524986..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Busway Buts [2]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-55549489644936655762011-08-19T09:57:39.770+01:002011-08-19T09:57:39.770+01:00"whoops we didn't expect it to be as much..."whoops we didn't expect it to be as much as that"<br /><br />The instances you mention seem to me (a non-engineer) to be issues that must have been well known right from the beginning of the project, so it seems inexcusable that they were not properly taken into account when costing the project. After all, building bridges is not exactly new technology. In the absence of more detailed information about the terms of the contracts, etc, I don't suppose it's possible to place the blame, and this is no doubt what the lawyers will argue at length over - at further cost to the taxpayer. It does seem like monumental incompetence, but sadly that is not uncommon, and nor is it confined to the UK. The story of the Siemens Combino trams is another instance where an oversight regarding engineering specifications resulted in huge additional costs - in that case, principally for Siemens themselves.<br /><br />As for the Hills Road bridge being too low for double deckers, that is just another example of the short sighted planning that seems to bedevil this project. <br /><br />Of course, the cost may be justifiable, if the system is well used - but the service offered at present really does not seem anywhere near intensive enough to justify the investment, and nor is it likely to attract very many motorists out of their cars.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-38378839688522789662011-08-19T06:48:42.691+01:002011-08-19T06:48:42.691+01:00Could the Busway be better? today on Omnibuses
Tw...<a href="http://omnibuses.blogspot.com/2011/08/better-still.html" rel="nofollow">Could the Busway be better?</a> today on Omnibuses<br /><br />Two first-hand reports may be found <a href="http://omnibuses.blogspot.com/2011/08/novelty-factor.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://omnibuses.blogspot.com/2011/08/smooth-operation.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Omnibuses Bloghttp://omnibuses.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com