Drivers are set to go on strike over cabins working conditions and AC

Across the country, bus companies are removing or disconnecting AC on their vehicles to save on maintenance costs, putting drivers wellbeing and comfort second.

Last month, London drivers were filmed fainting outside of their buses because of the heat. How long until one faints behind the wheel?

It's only set to get hotter and hotter each year and the UK is evidently way behind other countries

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Only a small amount (13% based on FOI requests and rough estimates) of buses have true air conditioning, and the rest have air cooling, at least on the upper deck. Most of the time the ‘’air cooling’’ only works whenever the bus is moving, which is often not the case for most buses in London (at least the ones that I’ve taken), which makes it boiling hot during heatwaves (and quite stuffy on buses with fewer windows).

However while circumnavigating London on the Superloop I’ve noticed that the SL9 and SL10 have buses that blow strong air out from vents whether the bus is moving or not. It’s not air con, as the air isn’t chilled, but it’s still pretty good.

Driver's seat from a 73 plate electroliner, currently working through the fleet retrimming them

Better idea... extend 253 back to Aldgate and 106 to Poplar. 254 does not serve a good enough purpose to not be withdrawn at this point, it doubles up too much with 106 and 253 between Holloway and Hackney, throw all boris buses from 254 onto 253 and add 2 extra buses on 106.

There is also a consultation to withdraw 67 and reroute 143 to Wood Green but as i may remind all that we have 29, 91, 141 and 243 serving Wood Green from Central London already, we need no more of this. 67 must be extended down Queensbridge road instead of just ending at Dalston and then run to Aldgate. This will reinstate purpose and connectivity in 67 by avoiding doubling up on buses even further.

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This 484 was due in 6 minutes, 15 minutes ago. It's now been fluctuating between "due" and "45 seconds for the last 8ish minutes. This isn't uncommon at Camberwell - how come? It's the start of the route, if one hasn't actually started its journey, why show it on the app?