I was on a 78 today and bearing this discussion in mind and the vehicles on the route having seen better days and needing replacing, I wondered if the route could justify deckers.
I appreciate the low bridge at Pelton on the current route, so wondered if it was worth re-jigging the 8 and 78, so that deckers could be used on the Chester - Sunderland section and single deckers on the Chester - Stanley/Consett part.
I can't imagine the through passengers are particularly high via Chester for either service either.
On a slightly different note, the fibreglass wheelarch below the rear facing seat on the 78 I was on today had taken a bit of a battering.
RE: 2014 GNE Bus Order Predictions
'Illegitimis non carborundum'