(08 Jan 2024, 10:26 am)Ambassador wrote Allocations are a little bit all over the shop. You've got 19 year old Gemini's running to Brandon whilst Angel Streetdecks plod around Gateshead on the 51/52 and X66. One assumes they're being kept close to home incase a 'wing mirror' falls off
Interiors have been really poor on most buses I've been on, missing USBs (I don't use these but the gaps are a little unsightly, torn or badly stained e-leather, peeling tables, broken bins and handwritten notices) - not really a fantastic passenger experience
All the hallmarks of something being run at extremely low cost - perhaps to make it attractive for a future sell off
I suspect that the impact of the strike (staff not working) has meant that buses have been maintained in roadworthy condition but there hasn't been time to sort out all the issues that don't stop the bus being on the road.