30 Nov 2016, 4:02 pm
#758
(30 Nov 2016, 3:58 pm)Jimmi This is my problem with the TTX, no bus currently produced will be able to cope with the nature of this route everyday for upto five years without them being pushed to the point that breakdowns begin to occur fairly frequently. Don't know how exactly coaches would fare on the X9/X10 but I would imagine they would fare better but sadly there is the complications with this, particularly costs, maintenance and accessibility for disabled passengers.
It was a while ago, but I mentioned about having the vehicles off the X9/X10 in a shared pool, either interworking with a less demanding route or spending time working the less demanding route for a period of the week.
A shared brand could even be used.
The old Tynelink/Express Link vehicles did it with VR's and Metrobuses that weren't brand new and it was something like an X10 followed by an X1 (now X12) and back.
It certainly means the pounding of the A19 is reduced and the vehicles aren't hammered half as much.
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
