(27 Apr 2021, 6:11 pm)mb134 wrote One board on the 57 cycle is now requiring a single deck or above. All other boards are absolutely fine with minibuses, even with their current reduced capacity, so a full conventional allocation would be pointless and would increase costs substantially.The question is will Arriva invest when the circumstances allow and hopefully the right vehicles, not StreetDecks or Voith E400MMC's (unless the 306 / 308).
Again, MAX vehicles being the downfall. The cancelled order last year looking a worse decision each day.
7515 has broke down two days running (Ashington engineering shining again, fix it properly the first time), 7530 has been 'local' for weeks for some reason. 7517 has been beyond unreliable for years now, even when it was 'X14' branded back at the MAX revamp I remember comments on Facebook from passengers noting that it was constantly having issues.
RE: Arriva North East: Service Suggestions