(05 Apr 2014, 6:22 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote I only searched from Princess Street to Auchendinny, hence why it didn't come up, but quick look at the Timetable confirmed it does also go there, i'm sticking with Blind Error on this one.
As for the B5TL, I didn't get a chance to have a ride on it as has had Suspension/Handbrake Problems from what a Driver at Hunters Tryst told me Yesterday, But other than that, he said it was really nice to drive and coped well with the steep hill climbs.
I read in the Buses Magazine yesterday that Optare will be unveiling it's New Integral Double Decker Next Month and Wrightbus are also due unveil the StreetDeck around the same time, Obviously you'll have the choice of the Enviro 400 also in Euro 6 Specification, which Stagecoach have an Order for This Year from what I was Reading, otherwise you'd have to buy the Borismaster.
If the driver was comparing it with a Dart, I may be inclined to agree... As he wasn't, I have no idea what he was talking about.
Directly comparing it to a B9TL on the same service, the B5TL is a pile of shite - I wouldn't suggest that there are a huge number of really steep hills either...