(4 hours ago)Storx wrote The Yutong E10 and Enviro 200's are the same length aren't they (10cm apart)? 10.9m vs 10.8m I'm sure.
I don't know what the roads are like around Jesmond Vale but they cope on the 53/54 and the roads in the Coatsworth/Saltwell area can be bad for parking.
jesmond vale is barely even comparable to saltwell. 53/54s can easily be done by longer buses but whenever a slightly longer bus wanders onto the 32 they always divert away from the area.
the main issue isn't even the parking. all of the route in that area has yellow lines on one side of the road and parking on the other, and the stratford road/ouseburn bridge section is yellow lines all over. the turns themselves are genuinelly tight to get around