(03 Sep 2025, 8:22 am)F114TML wrote These problems are not pertanent to the Yutongs.
Pretty much any new bus, diesel or electric, built in the last 7 or 8 years would have the same issues regarding delays.
(03 Sep 2025, 10:03 am)Teessider2014 wrote The delays on the 36 are absolutely nothing to do with the yutongs - if anything the yutongs have improved reliability - much quicker pulling away from stops and junctions than the MAN’s and most E300’s previously in service.
The door opening/closing system is still slightly quicker than the E200MMC’s previously in use.
What you will actually find the route cause of delays on the 36 is the running time around Hartlepool, 95% of the time it is absolutely fine but that 5% of the time when you miss the lights at Greatham, struggle to get out of Owton Manor Lane, then hit the lights at Oxford Road, then struggle through the Town Centre before then hitting traffic at the Marina the buses funnily enough start to run late! The crazy amount of running time around Billingham heading back into Mbro plus the 5 minutes to go from one end of Stockton High Street to the other gets them back on time.
Strangely enough reliability on the 36 alone is around 96% on time so I don’t quite think the yutongs are causing the issues you claim they are??
I think he was talking about capacity issues, rather than timing issues. I know he's mentioned it a few times now. Believe the Yutongs have slightly fewer seats, if I'm correct.
(I don't have a clue on the capacity side of the 36, never used it)