RE: Stagecoach North East - Latest
(12 Nov 2014, 9:27 pm)Dan wrote The fact that the Olympian was out fairly early this morning and fairly late this evening suggests a lot to me... An Enviro400 wouldn't just be 'stood spare', it would see regular use, based on reports today with the Olympian.
What happens if one of South Shields' allocated Enviro400s develops a fault and has to be off the road? Both Arriva and Go North East have allocated spare vehicles which possibly outweigh the costs of one of Stagecoach's Enviro400s to cover for buses which are VOR or to replace late-running services; it could be argued that these vehicles do not see as much use as a bus to that specification ordinarily would
Aside from that, I would also suggest that the Volvo Olympian is much better suited to the route than a E400, in terms of robustness, speed and the extra capacity - obviously in the near future with DDA compliancy rules this won't happen but for the time being, I think as enthusiasts we should be thankful of a chance of some top haulage in what- in my opinion- is the last of the proper double deck buses made
