(02 Feb 2024, 10:56 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Take the funding element away.
If you reintroduce a bus service and promote it as a "fast link" you want some of your best buses to showcase the route to build confidence
You must also consider the cost per mile these buses do compared to others to make it "profitable" short medium and long term
You would soon complain if you had 15yr old plus double decks that 41 41a often sees ?
Agreed to be fair, it's why I mentioned the Enviro 200 MMC's which haven't really ever had a role since they got removed off the 97. Arguably they're an upgrade on the B5TL's anyway. Got the new GoNorthEast interior, nicer seats etc.
Even Pre COVID though, I can't remember them having capacity issues with the Merc's but might be wrong there?