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Topic: Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world
Posted by: Michael Robinson
Date/Time: 26/09/24 14:22:00


Adrian, you have posed the question of a cycle path or 'fully functioning bus service' as an either/or but it isn't.

There is no escaping from the fact that the bridge was never designed for even 14T single decker London buses.

Solutions have been proposed involving smaller, lighter shuttle services but politicians have put their head in the sand as pursuing these would mean being honest to angry drivers that they will never drive across the bridge in their car again.

It strikes me there is a game of chicken with the politicians as they are all pretending the bridge may re-open to general motor traffic and no one is prepared to tell the truth.  Once they do that, they can actually put plans in place to provide a solution as an alternative to a conventional bus.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Hammersmith Bridge 22/09/24 09:22:00 Teresa Qureshi
   Reply22/09/24 11:35:00 John Hall
      Re:Hammersmith Bridge22/09/24 11:53:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge22/09/24 20:06:00 Steve Taylor
            Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge22/09/24 21:47:00 John Bird
   Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 06:09:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 06:28:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 08:24:00 Steve Taylor
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 12:15:00 Peter Crowther
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 12:20:00 Francis Sheehan
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 23/09/24 21:53:00 Janice Evans
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 11:31:00 Adrian Irving
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 11:36:00 Adrian Irving
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 12:51:00 Steve Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 14:56:00 Tom Pike
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 15:54:00 Francis Rowe
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 19:20:00 Tom Pike
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 17:37:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 19:56:00 Tom Pike
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 20:22:00 Steve Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 20:37:00 Tom Pike
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 09:05:00 Adrian Irving
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 09:29:00 Tom Pike
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 10:25:00 Adrian Irving
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 11:19:00 Tom Pike
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:31:00 Adrian Irving
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 13:08:00 Tom Pike
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 20:44:00 Adrian Irving
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 24/09/24 23:02:00 John Bird
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 07:43:00 Steve Taylor
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 08:28:00 Tom Pike
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 09:49:00 Bruce Hammal
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 10:50:00 Steve Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 10:55:00 Tom Pike
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 11:16:00 Simon Hayes
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 11:29:00 Steve Taylor
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 11:44:00 Tom Pike
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:23:00 Simon Hayes
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:39:00 Tom Pike
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:51:00 Adrian Irving
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 16:15:00 Simon Hayes
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 17:13:00 Tom Pike
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 18:10:00 Simon Hayes
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 18:21:00 Tom Pike
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 20:41:00 Simon Hayes
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 21:05:00 Tom Pike
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:29:00 Bruce Hammal
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 12:56:00 Tom Pike
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 13:04:00 Bruce Hammal
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 25/09/24 13:15:00 Tom Pike
                                                      ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 13:59:00 Adrian Irving
                                                         Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 14:22:00 Michael Robinson
                                                            Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 14:48:00 Bruce Hammal
                                                               Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 15:16:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                               Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 16:11:00 Tom Pike
                                                         Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 15:59:00 Tom Pike
                                                            Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 16:16:00 Michael Robinson
                                                               Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world26/09/24 17:47:00 Tom Pike
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world27/09/24 17:49:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world27/09/24 19:11:00 Simon Hayes
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world27/09/24 22:37:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world27/09/24 23:01:00 Paul Campbell
                                                            Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you28/09/24 15:23:00 Philippa Bond
                                                               Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you28/09/24 16:12:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you28/09/24 20:58:00 Peter Evans
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you28/10/24 22:36:00 Simon Hayes
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you28/10/24 23:33:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                           ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you29/10/24 00:03:00 Phil Kay
                                                                              Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you29/10/24 15:49:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                                 Reply31/10/24 17:26:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                                    Re:Reply31/10/24 17:43:00 Paul Campbell
                                                                                       Reply01/11/24 15:31:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                                          Re:Reply01/11/24 15:55:00 Paul Campbell
                                                                                             Reply03/11/24 10:21:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                                                Re:Reply03/11/24 11:18:00 Paul Campbell
                                                                                                   Reply05/11/24 15:26:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                                                                      Re:Reply05/11/24 15:55:00 Paul Campbell
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ReHammersmith Bridge  The real world:  Embracing the rain is good for you01/11/24 15:35:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Hammersmith Bridge 03/11/24 11:19:00 Carl Johns
      Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge 03/11/24 11:47:00 Steve Taylor

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