(19 Jul 2026, 4:31 pm)X919 WGR wrote So passengers normally get a Streetlite sized vehicle on the 96 but with Northstar doing some runs they've sent a Strata to run their run of the 96... Oh boy
Which more than meets contract spec, by the way!
In my previous experience of driving the 96 when I was at Riverside, you could go an entire trip without picking up more than a 5 passengers.
I'd also note that a lot of passengers tend to make remarks along the lines of 'I don't know what they don't use one of these all the time!' on such routes.
Joe Public won't and don't give a toss, to put it bluntly.