(04 Nov 2017, 4:18 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Well the pulsar we're on has just conked out by Gilesgate roundabout (revving and not getting anywhere, after jerking like a Streetlite, a bit back) do they're not infallible, either.
Honestly? Every bus is going to break down at some point, given the amount of miles they do.
(03 Nov 2017, 5:38 am)Dan wrote I'm not sure what relevance the X18/X20 has to this debate. The timetable for these services have not been designed with a bus sitting at 50mph in mind: they've been built in the knowledge that a bus that can exceed this speed will be allocated. Of course a Streetlite, limited to 50mph, would not be able to keep to time on these routes.
The X18/X20 have relevance as part of the initial discussion was regarding Omni replacement. 4653/9/64 are allocated to these routes, and as such will need a suitable replacement, as per my initial point.