(03 Sep 2014, 6:55 pm)Robert wrote Why replace a fleet of buses that are only a few years old and are quite capable of providing more service over the coming years when you could replace buses that are unreliable with brand new buses? Think id say we have to put up with Percy Main if they allocate a single decker or double decker (providing 6117 is on aswell) to the Cobalt Clipper routes if they only have 1 spare and it does, personally seem unlikely that they will purchase another bus to keep the spare number at 2. However, the angel needs sorting out. Presumably its the Hybrids causing the main problems rather than the 2 buses which are most likely to be unreliable, 3962 and 3965.
8 buses would upgrade the Pronto with suitable vehicles, reliability at Riverside / Hexham and CLS would improve and PM would have 2 spares again.