(08 Jan 2014, 6:50 pm)aureolin wrote Been using the 56/57/57A again for a change lately, and I find the loadings are ridiculous at peak times. To the point that passengers are having to alight at every stop to allow others further back to alight the bus. Solos are mainly allocated to these routes (I believe they interwork). I wouldn't say it's exactly a decker route, but certainly enough to completely fill all seats on an Omnicity or Pulsar. Anyone noticed anything similar or aware of any upcoming changes?
The main reason why solos are allocated to these routes are because of the unavailability of other pulsars - to allow the 56/57/57A to be operated by pulsars another 8 would need to be found. Certainly when these services started, the 57A in particular was running empty on almost all trips but now they all seem to be earning their money so maybe there may be future investment.