(31 Aug 2024, 6:58 am)Dan wrote The loss of 20-30 school contracts and introduction of the 10 or so single-door ex-London E400s at Consett (displacing the “interim” Hybrid replacement fleet) on the 16 should mean that there is sufficient scope to increase frequencies on double-deck routes, albeit with buses backfilled by lower-quality spares. All the OmniDekkas have been withdrawn and without these frequency increases I suspect some Volvo B7 or B9 would have been too.

Noticed the other day just two Angels were out on the 21, with the rest of the allocation comprising ex-London Volvo B9 and E400… On paper there is/was two Angel branded spare StreetDeck on the current frequency, so…!

I know I’ve argued buses are point to point people movers on the Durham Rd corridor bu the stuff being served up on the Durham runs is…vintage. The bus that 20 years ago took you to Durham standing in for the one that is running around on the 93/94/51/52/S2 because they’re close to the depot is a hard sell

Added to the new generation of elite drivers. (We need a thread on how bad this lot of new drivers truly are) it’s all a bit…hello 444 4444 Dean Taxis 

If you can’t manage your flagship route (the press release actually showed the hybrids) then what hope have you got