(28 Feb 2016, 5:34 pm)GX03 SVC wrote StreetLites are more reliable, if a OmniCity breaks down between Alnwick and Berwick, it causes more hassle to get there, with getting to a breakdown taking over an hour in a bus.
And the OmniCitys aren't reliable either... one was taken off the X14 recently with the suspension sky high, it's not worth the risk sending them further north than Alnwick on a Sunday, where resources are at a minimum.
So instead, they'll use a 35-branded StreetLite on the service, which is limited to 50(?) mph. Makes perfect sense. Don't think I'd like to be a passenger on that.
If the branded vehicle is available, that should be used. How confusing is it going to be for people in Berwick seeing a Newbiggin - Morpeth branded bus?