Converted Buses for the Homeless

[COBO]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-48697034/the-converted-buses-made-home-for-london-s-homeless

I’ve just seen this story on BBC London about how ex buses are being converted for the Homeless.

[busaholic]

Jun 20, 2019 20:53:26 GMT COBO said:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-48697034/the-converted-buses-made-home-for-london-s-homeless

I’ve just seen this story on BBC London about how ex buses are being converted for the Homeless.

Thanks for sharing that, as I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Only a drop in the ocean, of course, but an interesting idea. I worked in Housing Advice after leaving London Transport so it's of interest to me on many levels.

[riverside]

In I think 1980 there was a major earthquake in southern Italy and a group of volunteers from LT drove a number of redundant SMS buses to the vicinity to act as temporary accommodation for some of the victims of the quake who had been rendered homeless.

[M1104]

Jun 20, 2019 21:28:43 GMT riverside said:

In I think 1980 there was a major earthquake in southern Italy and a group of volunteers from LT drove a number of redundant SMS buses to the vicinity to act as temporary accommodation for some of the victims of the quake who had been rendered homeless.

Stagecoach has been doing somewhat similar, them donating old redundant buses to schools.

[LVF_Admin]

Jun 20, 2019 21:23:17 GMT busaholic said:

Jun 20, 2019 20:53:26 GMT COBO said:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-48697034/the-converted-buses-made-home-for-london-s-homeless

I’ve just seen this story on BBC London about how ex buses are being converted for the Homeless.

Thanks for sharing that, as I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Only a drop in the ocean, of course, but an interesting idea. I worked in Housing Advice after leaving London Transport so it's of interest to me on many levels.

Likewise, Having spent nearly 30 years managing social housing stock in London & the South East, it's an innovative and practical use of old buses, especially with Land Values and availability as it is. the biggest issue I can see is where they will keep them.

[busaholic]

Jun 21, 2019 16:40:05 GMT LVF_Admin said:

Jun 20, 2019 21:23:17 GMT busaholic said:

Thanks for sharing that, as I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Only a drop in the ocean, of course, but an interesting idea. I worked in Housing Advice after leaving London Transport so it's of interest to me on many levels.

Likewise, Having spent nearly 30 years managing social housing stock in London & the South East, it's an innovative and practical use of old buses, especially with Land Values and availability as it is. the biggest issue I can see is where they will keep them.

As you say, it's a big issue indeed. The safety of the occupants is of primary importance and there won't, unfortunately, be too many places where these buses will be able to be kept. I know that when I made a throwaway remark to Peter Hendy when he headed Centrewest that if he ever got rid of RM 1948 I'd be interested in buying it, just on the basis of it being my birth year, he came back a year later and asked me if I was still in the running: I had to admit that, apart from the myriad of other considerations, I had no suitable storage space that I could envisage (nor the money, to be frank1)

[rif153]

I think this is a great idea. It seems a sensible use of redundant buses and its really heartwarming to see someone has gone to the trouble of creating it to help the homeless