(15 May 2021, 11:25 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Hang on the H1 is meant to be Euro 6. Don't think I've seen anything remotely near Euro 6 standard on that route. When I've seen it, it was a V-Reg (hidden by the Northern Ireland plate) Dennis Trident which if they are lucky would be Euro 3 at the most. Think on one other occasion it has been a Streetlite, think they are Euro 5.
Yes, it’s a Euro 6 contract. Minimum capacity of 16.
They were allocating a Euro 2 double-deck to the route when dispensation for contract compliance was given to all operators due to Covid-19 (effectively it allowed operators to upgrade capacity for social distancing at the expense of meeting contract specification). The logic and rationale behind this was sound but the H1 which carries fresh air day in, day out, did not need an upgrade in capacity so it was very much being done to exploit the dispensation.
This dispensation has now finished, and whilst they did continue to allocate a non-compliant vehicle for a further two weeks thereafter, the 19-reg Streetlite they use on this service mainly now is Euro 6 (like GNE’s Daimler-engined examples).
If ever you do see a Euro 5 bus on it, make sure to let everyone know!
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