(20 Jun 2024, 7:30 pm)col87 wrote I am wondering even if full size singles can’t fit over the pits at Hartlepool would the Enviro 400 deckers fit over them, providing some could be cascaded from somewhere then then that could work for the 6/7 and 12 which is apparently still planned to return. I would put a few on the 1 as well especially the peak time Middlesbrough services. That could help massively as am fairly sure the UTC service is supposed to be a full size bus as well.
If not what size are the 64/ 65 plate enviro 300s because they seem a similar to what the manviro 200s where.
(20 Jun 2024, 10:08 pm)omnicity4659 wrote The 18 tender specification changed to accommodate the withdrawal of dedicated school services from Heaton Manor and another school en route.Heaton Manor have never had a specific scholars service in the recent decade, the 112 and 151 used to be registered to serve the car park for some reason but never actually did. No company would want to take it either, as the students from that school are absolutely ruthless and disrespectful. I know first hand too, I attended the god awful place.
All three of the PVR hit school finishes, so that's why they're deckers.
(09 Jun 2024, 8:39 pm)Storx wrote Yeah thought it was something like that, agreed though. Be interesting to see what replaces them as they really need to go as a matter of urgency really.
Mind I was up near Aberdeen the other week and they had an Enviro 200 and an Enviro 300 on the 35 (Inverness / Elgin to Aberdeen via Banff) which I couldn't think of anything worse, it's bad enough for 20 minutes nevermind hours so seems like the North East isn't the only place struggling.
I've noticed that too. Never been up that area personally and don't know their routes but I get curious and track buses up Scotland and other places and I've noticed their allocations seem to be scattered and single deckers being used on much longer routes which seem like they should be operated by a decker
(20 Jun 2024, 10:29 am)Aaron21 wrote It would help if Slatyford didn't allocated there decker to absolutely every service. 72 I can understand since it runs of a school 115. But come on. The 10/11/30/31/36 have decekrs on constant for runs that don't need them
Hmm, they're a hit and miss to be fair. 36s sometimes tend to get busy if there's a late/missing 63 along Fenham Hall Drive. Same with the 30/31 along Whickham View aiding missing 38 passengers, and the 30/31/36 all interwork