(16 Jul 2014, 5:52 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote After travelling down the A19 on a coach today, I strongly suggest that GNE consider either single deck coaches with a frequency increase or double deck coaches for the TTX. The A19 can be very demanding at times and I can see why buses can be unreliable on the TTX. The only bus that can cope with the A19 going against DDA is the Palatine. Coaches would be far better suited despite the higher cost but, they also look newer and last longer than service buses.
It would turn out to be inconvenient because, if for whatever reason a bus breaks down and they need to allocate a branded bus (not like it should ever happen but as we all know, it does), would they want to allocate a coach to a route that doesnt need them because its standing spare and is closest to the actual incident while out of service? It reduces the depots flexibility with buses.