Operation of articulated buses in the North West

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(26/12/2015 23:50)Lynx Wrote:  With out going to off topic, bendys are only really need where it isn't practically possible to run a decker i.e places with low bridges. Bendys would do well on routes running out of Runcorn like the 79c and 82a that are busy services serving busy corridors but can't have deckers because of low bridges on the bus way, but although bendys could practically run on these routes they are not particularly suitable for most sections such as Hough Green and Grangeway estates which is the moral of the story for bendys throughout Merseyside and most of the UK hence why bendys have never really stuck around with Arriva here in Merseyside. Like SL64 JDZ has already pointed out, there would be no point in running bendys on routes where deckers could run with much improved seating capacity than bendys in most cases.

I think the Speke ones where got rid of due to reliability and the fact that 2 caught fire however you make a good point regarding getting Bendies around Estates, Not every route can handle Bendie Buses but it can work (see First Burys 135 Service) but the 10A dont need them as it would lower capacity