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They didn't work, had to be diesel-powered, overheated in summer with windows that didn't open, had a poor safety record, cost too much etc and so on. Also, he made a big play that they were going to be sold around the world - he went on a world tour and sold zero buses. They're being phased out now, or have been already.
A publicity-driven, costly, embarrassing, dangerous joke. Follow that metaphor as long as it goes.
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Also costing a lot of money from fare evasion (as there's no conductor like the original routemasters). The rear doors are going to be closed off to stop this.
To be fair the bendy buses also had this issue and were much maligned for other reasons although I believe they were unwarranted.
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Thanks.
Tbh whenever I took one, I thought they were really good, and were at least better physically suited to London traffic than the bendy ones.
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Is this the new routemasters? I've swallowed the kool-aid on them if so...
Mickie_Cricket
hugo7
christianSpaceman
What was the issue with the new buses?