(16 Mar 2015, 8:30 pm)leestransportphotos wrote Yeah that's the one that is making me wonder, but the 9 for example there aren't that many places they can use the dual
Remember that the only route at Percy Main that should be using the dual-door Volvo B10BLEs is the 17...
When Vykings were allocated to the 99, I was also told by Customer Services to report specific instances of the rear doors not being used, after complaining about very few drivers using the rear doors despite all interior branding. Not sure if there are plans in place for where the rear doors should be used or whether they are actually just there (in the case of the Volvo B7TLs) to make them DDA-compliant.
(16 Mar 2015, 8:33 pm)aureolin wrote The other thing to consider with the Vykings, is that the motorised ramp is (or at least used to be!) on the rear doors. So they'd need to be used once in a while...
Yup - still is. Saw one in action the other week at the Metrocentre. Was quite odd seeing a wheelchair user boarding at the rear of the bus...