(23 May 2022, 7:01 pm)Unber43 wrote They're going to need them eventually - you might aswell put electric buses on a profitable route if that means innovating a couple years earlier than meant to. I'd imagine Electric Bus charging facilities will be easily added into deptford.
So 4 & 4 with one spare
12/12A (which I think may be 4 or 5).
Does the funding have to be for a riverside route, cos the only routes imo which could get it is 12/12A/57/6 and none of them carry passenger numbers for it. Moving to funding to Deptford may give the electric vehicles to make some money on the 20 or 60 (bump that upto every 10 mins). The 60 is the only service which fits the PVR which isn't getting any reducing in service bar the night services (whcih i think we knew they were going) The only issue is how they are going to interwork on a night if it does happen.
Although I think the 20 will be a PVR of 10 for, around 5-10 mins layover each end.
Personally I don't think EV buses are the future. Hydrogen buses will be the future as they work like conventional vehicles where you fill it up and that's it. There's a lot of trials for them including one in Middlesbrough and Wrightbus are really pushing it.
Also for people discussing depots; Washington and CLS don't have a future imo and will be merged at some point. Percy Main and it's 5 (non subsidised) bus routes is questionable aswell. I'll be very surprised if any of them get any investment anytime soon, not least until they know where they are. The BSIP has the potential to butcher the 1 and 309/310/311 aswell if it ever goes ahead.