(26 Oct 2024, 7:17 am)Storx wrote Not sure what the DB300 has to do with anything they're two completely different vehicles.
It's like comparing a Volvo B9 and Volvo B5 and the second one is a pile of crap compared to the first aswell.
Both of them imo went for a market which is absolutely hopeless outside pottering around cities and neither were interested by London operators either. Admit the Streetdeck done a bit better than the B5TL though.
ADL were the real winner though their buses are everywhere nowadays. 5L engines with a turbos is hopeless for interurban work imo and the hybrids were absolutely useless on both aswell.
I think I got my wires crossed haha. Was more comparing the 21 & 308. Obviously the 21 has had the Brandon extension added but in general is no harder than the 308. StreetDecks should be coping fine on the 21.
As for the X21, a joint allocation of Enviros with the X10 would go someway sorting issues out, but don't know how the StreetDecks would handle the Consett & Stanley routes in turn (with low height board changes). Not as many fast or sections as the X21, but at same time would have the hills to deal with! Operationally though, it would be a hell of a lot easier managing breakdowns with depots pretty much at either end of the routes and bar the hourly sections of the X70 & X73, other parts of the routes run on common sections of route with other services.