(21 Aug 2015, 11:48 am)South Tyne Lad wrote The ALX300 bodied B10s are definitely DDA Compliant
Surprised they would rather refurbish 5 Cadets than 5 B10BLEs for the sake of a few months age difference. The Cadets will be non standard whereas they're going to be keeping the W reg B10BLEs anyway.
If the Cadets are that good why only refurbish 5? Must be able to source five DDA buses from somewhere?
(22 Aug 2015, 12:40 pm)buss14 wrote technically i would say that the MPDs are that bad they are very reliable on the 57/57a and they go well on the x14.
i do know they dont look the best or sound the best but at the end of the day they are still fit for service and i think that will possibly be the way arriva sees it aswell.
AREN'T you mean?!
By the way, anyone else finding whenever you post something the page closes, or is it these computers in the library? It didn't used to do it.
(22 Aug 2015, 12:51 pm)buss14 wrote i am not taking sides but you never know a single decker bus may work out well and may save arriva a lot of money aswell
How will it save a lot of money? Running costs aren't that different.
(22 Aug 2015, 1:09 pm)peter wrote At least two of the boards on the X7/8 are already operated by single decks in form of the branded Commanders. Surely if Arriva felt there were any capacity issues associated with the allocation of two single decks they would have made the effort to source more double decks??
How many years did it take them to sort the 93s?!
(22 Aug 2015, 8:49 pm)BusLoverMum wrote They already have the X66 between Darlington and Middlesbrough and probably don't see a lot of capital in promoting the 2 1/4 hour journey between Darlington and Newcastle. You can do it in half an hour on the train for as little as £11, with a bit of forward planning
But its only £7.70 on the bus!
(23 Aug 2015, 9:53 am)Michael wrote All the floors become sticky on the buses at one point.
Especially if Mr K's been on them!