(17 Aug 2023, 1:03 pm)tvd wrote 96 not running at all ? Wow. Pretty sure that'll reflect badly on Arriva, being a subsidised service.
Why they didn't send some of Darlingtons Enviro 200's to Redcar/Whitby is beyond me. They've chosen to keep some of the last few aging Solos out on the edges of their patch; surely being more prone to breakdowns they'd be best in a town like Darlington - for as long as they have to have them at all.
But the whole depot / area looks poorly managed. How can they still be short of buses after all this time, and after the recent network changes and PVR reductions?
BIB: As previously mentioned, the 318/323 school runs, which are tied into the 95 and 96 boards, have a minimum seating capacity of 33 - the E200MMCs are only 30 seaters so are too small for use. Unfortunately that restricts them to Solos for now.