(14 Mar 2015, 8:33 pm)northern156 wrote Hmm... may have been the case a while ago while there were still a good few deckers left at Carlisle (I remember seeing Dennis Tridents on 61/61As) however the routes don't need double deckers running them, there just aren't enough bums to place on seats. In peak times there are usually good passenger numbers (especially on the 62A to Kingmoor Park which is peak-only, otherwise they run as 62 to Lowry Hill or Kingstown ASDA) however this is typical of most reasonably small cities.A rumour which appears to be true..!
However, I really cannot see how Solo SRs on peak services will work - unless a dozen or so E200s are kept solely for that purpose? That or the PVR increases for peaks, however that requires more drivers.
Union representatives are allegedly against Solo SRs being allocated to the Carlisle Town Services as it will see the majority of drivers take a paycut, with the drivers on town services instead being on a minibus rate of pay.
Imagine it's all very much in the air at the moment, but I'm shocked that drivers could go from being given a payrise one month and a few months later, they're on a lower rate of pay..? Hardly seems fair!