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Post by smiler52 on Sept 4, 2009 20:41:08 GMT
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Post by Steve09 on Sept 4, 2009 21:21:24 GMT
Intresting, I wonder if they've got them to give them a repaint as Wilts & Dorset do repaints for Go Ahead London Buses don't they?  |
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Post by smiler52 on Sept 4, 2009 21:37:36 GMT
Intresting, I wonder if they've got them to give them a repaint as Wilts & Dorset do repaints for Go Ahead London Buses don't they? no thats hants & dorset trim eastleigh where bluestar bus live also part of the gsc go south coast |
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Post by eggmiester on Sept 5, 2009 2:27:35 GMT
mmm... This is an unusual one. Obviously i'm not top of the class on W&D Info but i always thought W&D bought New Vehicles. I do know some Ex London vehicles have in the past been bought by W&D and thier Go South Coast Subsiduraries but more recently notice the trend of them purchasing New Vehicles. To be Honest i very much doubt this is a transfer in from LG and is at H&D trim due to be tarted up prior to being retunrd to the Leasing Company as these were leased (not purchased) by London General. Unless of course W&D are taking up a lease with them from the leasing company? ? |
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Post by snowman on Sept 5, 2009 9:40:35 GMT
No idea which route these are for. The area has higher percentage of retired people than much of UK (I think Christchurch area is one of highest in country), and as many oldies wont go upstairs so double deckers aren't best fleet.
W&D do have some Limited stop type services eg Salisbury-Ringwood-Bournemouth, and some via New Forest, double deckers certainly gave a lively ride on some of the country sections where the roads are a bit bumpy, some of these routes would be better with long (13m - 14m) tri-axle single deckers, but these are hard to come by on second hand market.
Maybe the bendys are an economic alternative.
Interesting to follow this.
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Post by smiler52 on Sept 5, 2009 10:13:40 GMT
No idea which route these are for. The area has higher percentage of retired people than much of UK (I think Christchurch area is one of highest in country), and as many oldies wont go upstairs so double deckers aren't best fleet. W&D do have some Limited stop type services eg Salisbury-Ringwood-Bournemouth, and some via New Forest, double deckers certainly gave a lively ride on some of the country sections where the roads are a bit bumpy, some of these routes would be better with long (13m - 14m) tri-axle single deckers, but these are hard to come by on second hand market. Maybe the bendys are an economic alternative. Interesting to follow this. the gsc have got new scanias for some service now i have been told for UniLinx service but they are on 54 Decker's but bluestar want more low floor Decker's so this could be the change that bluestar get the Decker's and w&d get the Bendy's |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2009 12:04:33 GMT
No idea which route these are for. The area has higher percentage of retired people than much of UK (I think Christchurch area is one of highest in country), and as many oldies wont go upstairs so double deckers aren't best fleet. W&D do have some Limited stop type services eg Salisbury-Ringwood-Bournemouth, and some via New Forest, double deckers certainly gave a lively ride on some of the country sections where the roads are a bit bumpy, some of these routes would be better with long (13m - 14m) tri-axle single deckers, but these are hard to come by on second hand market. Maybe the bendys are an economic alternative. Interesting to follow this. Had it occured to you that the 'oldies', as you put them, CAN'T go upstairs? If buses are required to 'kneel' to facilitate boarding, what chance would that person have going upstairs, especially if the bus was in motion?  |
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Post by zebedee104 on Sept 13, 2009 21:44:56 GMT
There's a interesting article on this on the Omnibuses blog, at this link. From reading this and the comments afterwards, there's two trains of thought. Either it was there so that the training staff in W&D land can get trained on it (presumably to assist London Central/General if needed), or it's type-testing for an upcoming revamped Unilinx network. |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 13, 2009 23:24:03 GMT
There's a interesting article on this on the Omnibuses blog, at this link. From reading this and the comments afterwards, there's two trains of thought. Either it was there so that the training staff in W&D land can get trained on it (presumably to assist London Central/General if needed), or it's type-testing for an upcoming revamped Unilinx network. Its probably being evaluated as Go-North East evaulated a Red Arrow Citaro but the evaluation was unsuccessful. |
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