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(09/04/2015 21:19)507009 Wrote: [ -> ]I understand they plan to "renew" Gillmoss' double deck fleet this year, but it needs to be a lot more than just a like-for-like swap of the current, pathetic token allocation. Frankly to have neither the 20/21 nor the 14 double decked is absolutely scandalous given how long the overcrowding has been an issue for. The 59 plates are of a reasonable age and were all 24 to pass to Gillmoss, a full conversion of the 14 at least would be possible, not that it would happen.

At least with the 14 there's always the chance that Arriva will actually bother to order correct sized buses. Anyway, I digress.

(09/04/2015 23:51)mbonwick Wrote: [ -> ]Not sure how 90-odd new vehicles since 2010 can be seen as stagnating - bearing in mind that's only 1 depot. A further 13 this year will take them over 100 vehicles in 5 years - so on average 20/year. I'd still say that's pretty good going.

(10/04/2015 06:35)Enviro400 Wrote: [ -> ]They're going nowhere with it though. How much has capacity increased? Particularly in Liverpool where a good proportion of their single deck allocations are unsuitable.

(10/04/2015 08:10)Dentonian Wrote: [ -> ]The 5/6 minute frequencies may be deemed suitable. Also, if MSL have the same attitude as Stagecoach (and others) in Gtr. Manchester, then "low car ownership" translates as "potentially massive increase in car ownership = decrease in patronage". Except where "KickStart" had failed, the January cuts by Stagecoach Manchester were almost exclusively in low car ownership areas.

(10/04/2015 06:35)Enviro400 Wrote: [ -> ]They're going nowhere with it though. How much has capacity increased? Particularly in Liverpool where a good proportion of their single deck allocations are unsuitable.