GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
(27 Jul 2023, 9:31 pm)Boggle I’d suggest that whilst they may do on paper, in reality there is no fleet of 50 dedicated school only buses. Having travelled on a number of ex London E400s on the 21 this year, I’d certainly not include the 6944-6967 batch as dedicated school buses. There is rarely a day without at least one on proper service work. Similarly, the ex DFDS Omnidekkas are on the 51/52 and 93/94 on a pretty much daily basis so I’d rule those out of that category too.
Arguably the only buses that are “dedicated school only buses” are 6172-6175 which rarely escape their contract 850 work these days.
If these new vehicles do arrive and go into the 69xx fleet, it’ll only be a matter of time before one appears on proper service work.
(28 Jul 2023, 9:20 am)Storx I disagree with that, most people don't care whether it has a USB socket or NSA screens.
People certainly do care though when the bus is full of rattles, stinks of damp and there's water leaking down the side of the bus as the windows are leaking or even worse struggle to get a seat because they have to climb stairs as there's a middle door taking most the low floor seats. There's a minimum bar and most these ex London buses are below that bar.
(27 Jul 2023, 9:31 pm)Boggle I’d suggest that whilst they may do on paper, in reality there is no fleet of 50 dedicated school only buses. Having travelled on a number of ex London E400s on the 21 this year, I’d certainly not include the 6944-6967 batch as dedicated school buses. There is rarely a day without at least one on proper service work. Similarly, the ex DFDS Omnidekkas are on the 51/52 and 93/94 on a pretty much daily basis so I’d rule those out of that category too.
Arguably the only buses that are “dedicated school only buses” are 6172-6175 which rarely escape their contract 850 work these days.
If these new vehicles do arrive and go into the 69xx fleet, it’ll only be a matter of time before one appears on proper service work.
(28 Jul 2023, 9:20 am)Storx I disagree with that, most people don't care whether it has a USB socket or NSA screens.
People certainly do care though when the bus is full of rattles, stinks of damp and there's water leaking down the side of the bus as the windows are leaking or even worse struggle to get a seat because they have to climb stairs as there's a middle door taking most the low floor seats. There's a minimum bar and most these ex London buses are below that bar.
