(28 Mar 2014, 4:24 pm)Dan wrote Yes, which is why double deckers aren't particularly suitable. There's not many seats downstairs, so once they're full, the elderly would be forced to climb the stairs to get a seat. Also, you'll often find (particularly at Gateshead) that once a bus is fully loaded, it leaves. If the final passenger has boarded and is trying to get up a flight of stairs, the driver shouldn't really be pulling out.
Do we actually know that the X66 is going to be upgraded in frequency when upgraded, or is that mere speculation? I'd certainly suggest between certain hours of the day that the increase in frequency would be unjustifiable.
Its also annoying if your trying to get upstairs with hundreds of bags.
Last time I had a double decker on the X66, I had to lug several bags and a travel ironing board upstairs because there was no seats left downstairs.