tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5053746860553148228..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Garden Bridge IS DEADTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-42371201335733151152017-04-29T16:26:05.930+01:002017-04-29T16:26:05.930+01:00Thanks for the clarification, Tim. I wasn't aw...Thanks for the clarification, Tim. I wasn't aware of the financial ramifications. As a Londoner, I presume, your perspective would be different to mine. I realise they were controversial but I still feel quite possessive towards them and get a bit of a thrill whenever one on a test drive passes my house. Stephen Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115245101257585929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-60076386740538197862017-04-29T14:57:52.035+01:002017-04-29T14:57:52.035+01:00So far, the only adverse press comment of which I&...So far, the only adverse press comment of which I've heard concerning the cancellation of this white elephant project was courtesy of The Times (prop. one Rupert Murdoch).<br /><br />I am sure The Times' opposition to the project's being ditched has nothing to do with the fact that Sky is the Garden Bridge's major founding donor.Steve Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075595969939640945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-84799542726223961432017-04-29T12:48:44.769+01:002017-04-29T12:48:44.769+01:00@1
Part of the excusing the premium price of the ...@1<br /><br />Part of the excusing the premium price of the New Bus For London was telling the press that there would be export orders. That is why one of the NB4L prototypes was sent on a tour to drum up sales.<br /><br />There were no sales. As I said at the time.<br /><br />Londoners ended up paying over the odds for a fleet of 1,000 buses, with no other benefit than Bozza's legacy.<br />Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-48730796121907893422017-04-29T10:40:39.957+01:002017-04-29T10:40:39.957+01:00I'm delighted at the demise of the Garden Brid...I'm delighted at the demise of the Garden Bridge but what do you mean by "1000 buses that... generated no exports"? How can buying something generate exports? The buses were not imports either because they are made in the UK by Wrightbus of Ballymena just down the road. Great boost for our depleted local economy. I'm no Boris fan but I thank him for that.Stephen Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115245101257585929noreply@blogger.com