{"id":2975,"date":"2023-07-17T01:30:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/monday-variety-4\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T01:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:30:25","slug":"monday-variety-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/monday-variety-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"
Temple Meads Troubles Metrobus<\/span><\/p>\n … only on straight sections, were seen as ludicrous. Indeed some “men from the ministry” paying a visit to see how well their investment was going were overheard expressing wonder at their foolhardy investment in such poor value infrastructure. But it was there and folk have been using it …<\/p>\n … but probably not as many as the planners and the operator (First Bus) had hoped!<\/p><\/div>\n The bridge over the cut is shared with cycles and pedestrians …<\/p>\n Suirely tram tracks could be made to fit, perhaps with a slightly narrower walk and cycleway.<\/p>\n Do we really need a footpath on one side of the fence and the new walkway on the other?<\/p><\/div>\n At the foot of Redcliffe Hill the M2 behind its anti-clockwise loop round the city centre. (see map below, A38 and A4044)<\/p>\n Its first stop on the loop is Temple Meads station – actually a significant walk from Temple Meads station. But if you are joining the M2 from your train you have the delight of\u00a0 full circular tour of the centre before you make any progress back to your car. It is very tedious and very few use the M2 as a railway Park and Ride.<\/p><\/div>\n That would be the A370 and the A4 on the above map.<\/p><\/div>\n Four mysterious bus shelters were lined up at Fishbourne ferry terminal as photographed by Isle of Wight Alan. Nobody seemed to know where they were to be installed.<\/p><\/div>\n They are not quite the same as thr overall roof we were promised, but better than nothing.<\/p>\n The original pier shelters are on the opposite side of the roadway and those that remain fitted with barriers to prevent access to the sea side of the shelter. They no.longer have seats!<\/p>\n Back in the day when very few vehicles were given access to the “wet end”, the old shelters were\u00a0 a popular place for a rest on the lengthy perambulation up and down the mainly pedestrian pier.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n … than the very next day it opened.<\/p>\n Red lights hold up he traffic …<\/p>\n … to allow the buses to nip straight across.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n Why would anyone even consider such a price? The model is widely available – not at all rare.<\/p><\/div>\n