tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post3608811936323272040..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: The Ultimate Bus Comparison Part FourSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-48707241379623434422015-11-24T00:20:19.784+00:002015-11-24T00:20:19.784+00:00Yes, pretty much.
As I remember the timeline it w...Yes, pretty much.<br /><br />As I remember the timeline it was initially 20 odd Streetdecks intended solely for the Park and Ride contract (which as we know went to Konect), then it subsequently went down to 8 Streetdecks (intended for the Norwich pink line 11), then after that it went down to 0.tinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-84848428545596223612015-11-23T00:23:57.050+00:002015-11-23T00:23:57.050+00:00If I remember those Streetdecks were pencilled in ...If I remember those Streetdecks were pencilled in for the park and ride but were only allocated after the tender was let suffolkraiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352527625849770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-90243180678431952322015-11-22T18:24:34.286+00:002015-11-22T18:24:34.286+00:00Lol we were all expecting 11 of them for the pink ...Lol we were all expecting 11 of them for the pink line - indeed they had already been painted hence the hastily created new pink line in Bristol! So I don't believe anything is actually coming until it turns up. Not that I'm getting hot flushes about Steetdecks anyway as you'll have probably guessed from my reviews of them!Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-33185879555395485992015-11-22T18:05:14.481+00:002015-11-22T18:05:14.481+00:00Been spoken of for quite a while now, chap outside...Been spoken of for quite a while now, chap outside the office told me a month or so ago. Should the three for yellow line and two generic - but as you say more possibleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-74960543595398940252015-11-22T12:34:03.132+00:002015-11-22T12:34:03.132+00:00Interesting stuff. I hardly ever get the opportuni...Interesting stuff. I hardly ever get the opportunity these days to ride deckers locally, but definitely prefer the current crop of single deckers from ADL over WrightBus. Sadly I think First threw in most of their lot (outside of their Scottish and northern heartlands) with the latter a couple of years ago, and some of their staff thought it was a dodgy decision at the time.<br /><br />Given that profitable routes, and often passengers, are hard to come by, I think a lot of the business is now trying to "rationalise" i.e. reduce engineering/servicing costs by reducing the range of buses in the local fleet (and reducing the number of depots too). So provided you've got the passengers and the routes to cope (which I suspect East Norfolk has), getting hold of as many of the Geminis going as you can sounds like a great idea for East Norfolk! I'm envious! Down here in Essex I think we're stuck with a WrightBus press release. Fortunately these days I more often head into Arriva country where I hope more sense prevails. Generally the passengers don't seem too impressed with the Streetlites as far as I can tell as they don't seem to increase the patronage locally, which looks fairly poor anyway in mid-Essex compared to what I see elsewhere. If we can't change the buses, perhaps we could change the bus company?smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-22123882601876577802015-11-22T11:10:50.995+00:002015-11-22T11:10:50.995+00:00I've just had that confirmed by First - 5 is t...I've just had that confirmed by First - 5 is the minimum but talks are still ongoing. I have suggested swapping them for MMC's.......Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-58312528271730141892015-11-22T10:05:51.127+00:002015-11-22T10:05:51.127+00:00Where's the source for that?Where's the source for that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-74544717950923389382015-11-22T09:35:23.574+00:002015-11-22T09:35:23.574+00:00we've got 5 StreetDecks coming in March for th...we've got 5 StreetDecks coming in March for the yellow line! And then "some more over the next 12 months after that" apparentlyZak's Plateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170552139362520636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-22924458165666403702015-11-21T16:21:16.058+00:002015-11-21T16:21:16.058+00:00Sounds about right, Tim! Went all that way when a ...Sounds about right, Tim! Went all that way when a simple journey from Beccles to Norwich told me everything I needed to know!Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-60081157835036550312015-11-21T15:31:32.423+00:002015-11-21T15:31:32.423+00:00Knew it was worth waiting for ! I know your intere...Knew it was worth waiting for ! I know your interest was piqued when Suzy linked that 200mmc. So the conclusion is....let everybody else have the new stuff and we get the only slightly used Gemini's plus a few mmc's for good measure !! suffolkraiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352527625849770984noreply@blogger.com