(06 Apr 2013, 4:21 pm)citaro5284 wrote(06 Apr 2013, 4:12 pm)Daniel wrote(06 Apr 2013, 3:36 pm)citaro5284 wrote(06 Apr 2013, 3:14 pm)Daniel wrote The fact that GNE's TTX Geminis are suffering already on the X9/X10 services... How many times have you witnessed one be off-road whilst being repaired or something similar?
What proof do you have they are suffering already? There has been an issue with the screen wash not working which Volvo have put right on certain vehicles, hence why they did not go on the A19 for obvious reasons but other than that, they are operating fine and we did not loose any mileage on the X10 route all of last month.
The vehicles are normally off at least 1 day per month for a service, hence why 3963 was painted up to act as a spare.
If that's the case, they must just be receiving an extensive wash every time I pass Sunderland Road depot...which is quite frequently. In future, I'll take a photo every time I see one in there and I'll put it on here for discussion.
Nevertheless, buses aren't designed to do that kind of mileage anyway... Do you realistically think they'll realistically have a long life if they're being exhausted like that on a daily basis? Hmm.
I did not say extensive wash
I know you didn't. I did. Re-read what I said.
In addition to what I said before, consider how many times the B9s are off-road. I know the original Gemini is the designated branded spare and has to be used every now and again, but it shouldn't be out every few days covering for the actual vehicle which should be used.