(02 Apr 2026, 5:52 pm)220631612 wrote An odd one was nexus contracts used to stipulate radio or similar methods of communication to a control room
Never knew that one, kind of makes sense before phones though mind. Be absolute hell on if something happened with kids and the driver couldn't get in contact with anyone.
(02 Apr 2026, 6:36 pm)logidoodah wrote If you take the 18 Northstar have just won or the Sunderland Connect their buses are Euro 6 but getting on in age. So don't nexus just do Euro 6 or better?
But agree the capacity requirements are stupid as the 350/351 need bigger singles anyways and the 18 only needs deckers on the school runs (and especially not on weekends or evenings)
Don't think there's any Euro 6 restriction, as far as I'm aware, is there? Unless it's changed very very recently.
Quite a few routes around which don't have Euro 6 buses. The Arriva 57A (Evenings/Sundays), GNE 317 (Evenings/Sundays) and Stagecoach 10/11/12/13 in South Shields for example, just thinking of some off the top of my head.