Re: Colossal temperatures on bus

A news reports earlier in the week reminded me of the competition a yer or
so back for ideas on cooling the tube. If they cant keep a bus above ground
cool then they will have no chacne to getting the tube to remain cool.
The Routemasters didn't have this overheating problem, simply because they
had windows that opened properly.
The new style busses seem to have windows that do absolutely nothing apart
from direct a breeze over the ceiling and out the opposite side. I know that
TFL have added extra windows upstaris on some busses, but once again they
are on the side of the bus. It's plain sense to install them on the front so
that a breeze flows through the lenght of the bus. And proper windows that
dropped down and out of the way like the old routemaster wind up ones would
solve many problems.
My route to work in the morning, has everyone sitting onthe left hand side,
to avoid the heat of the sun on the right, however we then have to sit with
a bloody great heating vent blowing up our legs, even in the middle of
summer!!!!
Please, someone, can we design a bus that at least allows the passengers to
breathe.






"Roy Stilling" <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Marc Brett <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:35:13 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tuesday and Friday I had to withstand volcanic temperatures on the 280
bus between Mitcham & Sutton.
Upstairs there was no possibility of opening a window; I wonder why not?
Was
air-con meant to be installed?

I think I might get one of those thermometers from Maplins.

Does painting the roof white help with inside temperatures? I've noticed
many
new buses have this feature.

There was an article in last night's Standard that said TfL have
concluded it doesn't make a difference.

Roy


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