http://www.thelondontraveler.com/2008/04/black-cabs-and-routemasters/ Travel information for London visitors and residents Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:55:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thelondontraveler.com/2008/04/black-cabs-and-routemasters/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Andrea Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:13:10 +0000 http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/#comment-280 While I do think we needed a new generation of vehicles that are greener and more wheelchair-friendly, I share your concern that we're losing a lot of London's visible icons. I don't think anyone really considered what we're losing in terms of the value of 'Brand London' - red phone boxes, red buses, black cabs.... In fact, taken all together, these changes are as disastrous as knocking down the Houses of Parliament would be. But they didn't need planning permission... While I do think we needed a new generation of vehicles that are greener and more wheelchair-friendly, I share your concern that we’re losing a lot of London’s visible icons. I don’t think anyone really considered what we’re losing in terms of the value of ‘Brand London’ – red phone boxes, red buses, black cabs…. In fact, taken all together, these changes are as disastrous as knocking down the Houses of Parliament would be. But they didn’t need planning permission…

]]> http://www.thelondontraveler.com/2008/04/black-cabs-and-routemasters/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Shelby Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:22:48 +0000 http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/#comment-278 I love Routemasters and black cabs. They're the first two things that I see in my mind's eye, when I think about London. I think that Ken Livingstone had made a horrible mistake, by pulling them out of regular service. He should have kept them in service. They might not cut the mustard, in the minds of disability activists, but they do cut the mustard for the majority of the world's population. I feel that Routemasters should be back running in regular service, along side the disability friendly buses that do cut the mustard. That way, everybody can be happy, both Londoners and tourists, alike. I love Routemasters and black cabs. They’re the first two things that I see in my mind’s eye, when I think about London. I think that Ken Livingstone had made a horrible mistake, by pulling them out of regular service. He should have kept them in service. They might not cut the mustard, in the minds of disability activists, but they do cut the mustard for the majority of the world’s population. I feel that Routemasters should be back running in regular service, along side the disability friendly buses that do cut the mustard. That way, everybody can be happy, both Londoners and tourists, alike.

]]> http://www.thelondontraveler.com/2008/04/black-cabs-and-routemasters/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Black cabs and routemasters | London Taxi News Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:49 +0000 http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/#comment-240 [...] http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/ Filed under London Taxi News by admin [...] [...] http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/ Filed under London Taxi News by admin [...]

]]> http://www.thelondontraveler.com/2008/04/black-cabs-and-routemasters/comment-page-1/#comment-227 A trawl around the web on April 17th - blog - James Cridland Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:47:09 +0000 http://www.thelondontraveler.com/black-cabs-and-routemasters/#comment-227 [...] Black cabs and routemasters [The London Traveller]Our favourite taxis are going. And the Routemaster;s gone. Illustrated by a picture of a taxi that I took a while back in the London Transport Museum. [...] [...] Black cabs and routemasters [The London Traveller]Our favourite taxis are going. And the Routemaster;s gone. Illustrated by a picture of a taxi that I took a while back in the London Transport Museum. [...]

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