(08 Feb 2015, 6:37 pm)aureolin wrote Maybe newer, but if you were offered a brand new Ford Fiesta over a 1-3 year old BMW 5 series, you'd take the 5 series every day of the week. The Citaro, in my opinion, is far superior to any other vehicle in any of the big three's fleets. Passenger comfort and ride quality, rather than the technical side!
I agree that the 2/2A is propping the 42 up, and it'd be interesting to see if it's causing reliability issues. I don't use it enough these days to properly comment, but my personal experience so far is that the reliability seems to have become worse. Had two 2As appear in the space of 5 minutes last week, and the two I've used this weekend have been 5 minutes, and 8 minutes late respectively. Not great loads on them either.
Whilst understanding some of the reasons for it omitting Park Lane, I am curious to see the effect on loadings on the 2's and if passengers are choosing an alternative.
There are a number of alternatives, depending on the time a passenger has spare and the ultimate destination.