(29 Jul 2020, 6:16 pm)James101 wrote The B5s have been a particularly weak link in the chain of buses on the X10. The Volvo Ollys, then B7s, then B9s all had about 7 years tenure on the route before being replaced about half-way through their service life, which sounds about right for the nature of the X10. The B5s haven’t managed 3 years.
I agree the interdecks are the right choice for the X10 right now. Just hope it works out for GNE as it’ll be hard to spin a future downgrade to buses should the need occur.
I'm sure the marketing and questionaire people are on it already! Sample size 6... 95% responds are in favour of a larger vehicle.