(20 Apr 2020, 10:37 pm)L469 YVK wrote Reasons the Angel got downgraded was as follows:
- Extra B7TL Geminis required for the X9/X10.
- Split allocation of single & double decks didn't work so Omnicities were swapped for Percy Main's lolynes.
Yes that's right, the omnicites bought for 21 transferred to Percy Main.
Believe the Tridents and Presidents operated it after that. Then came the "upgrade" in the form of dual door Vykings in 2009. Before being downgraded again with V reg Presidents?
(20 Apr 2020, 10:34 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Was that when they stupidly went for Omnicities for the busiest corridor on the network? Or the arrival of the Vykings and other ex London tat?
I forgot about the mixed allocation with the Solars operating alongside the Mercs on the Laser for a good while.
It's odd to think the 35 was one of the first of the 'Gold Standard' services to look at what it's now become.
Yes the vykings.
If the changes planned had taken effect first time round, all the mercs would of been allocated to 35 and all the L94 to the 20. It was a culmination of things that lead to the downgrade of the 35