(30 Dec 2013, 7:29 pm)andreos1 wrote I was on a 78 today and bearing this discussion in mind and the vehicles on the route having seen better days and needing replacing, I wondered if the route could justify deckers.The B10's are alright on the Lime but i agree they are starting to fail, last few times iv'e seen the service, theirs at least 2 Northern B10's on.
I appreciate the low bridge at Pelton on the current route, so wondered if it was worth re-jigging the 8 and 78, so that deckers could be used on the Chester - Sunderland section and single deckers on the Chester - Stanley/Consett part.
I can't imagine the through passengers are particularly high via Chester for either service either.
On a slightly different note, the fibreglass wheelarch below the rear facing seat on the 78 I was on today had taken a bit of a battering.
Can't for them to get new buses next year but gonna miss the B10's on them.