(02 Jun 2015, 7:33 pm)Malarkey wrote Id go for 10 Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3s and 10 Wright Streetlite Micro Hybrids for the Prince Bishops.
And can I have some Wright Streetlite Micro Hybrids in "Silver Arrows" Livery on the 2/2A please, quite enjoyed my journey on 5374 this morning and they a damn sight than those bloody Versas I can safely say.
Split allocations are a no-no, where it can be avoided.
It makes route costings more complicated, and it's difficult to match vehicle type to the busiest journeys on such a long route like the 20/20A services because the busiest time out of Durham is also the busiest time out of Sunderland (in both directions), and the buses can't be in the same places at once.
Go North East learned their lesson with the X1 service, when they only upgraded half of the allocation to double-deck capacity. Other operators in the area are yet to adapt.