(10 Mar 2018, 12:29 pm)Coastliner700 wrote The Citaro’s are a very good product and very high quality since their introduction. I don’t believe the newer lightweight and plastic will last longer anything good about them is cosmetic. It’s a shame GoAhead switched away from them. I think the reason that Arriva and Stagecoach kept away from them was because of their cost. Now Go Ahead too. Will the streetlites still be going in strong in 10 years.
As to their current routes I feel they are wasted on them. I think they should be on routes like the Loop, Green Arrow front line services not sidelined for older vehicles..
Allocated to secondary routes as some sort of tool to attract customers and increase bums on seats?
Their MPG will eat in to any revenues made, so potentially a risky manoeuver, when smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles are available.
A definite upgrade to what was previously seen on the X5, 57, 88 and 9 mind.
Let's hope whatever replaces them in the future, isn't a downgrade
