Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[Barney]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(14/04/2015 18:42)Dentonian Wrote:  Is Sheffield's 88 also hilly? That might explain why they are used there. Certainly Manchester had theirs taken off them because of the slow average speeds of Hyde Road services.

I spend a fair amount of time in Sheffield and from what I can tell there aren't any routes that don't have to tackle some steep climbs. In days gone by, SYPTE always bought buses with big, powerful engines and I believe that practice continues now with its successors (First and Stagecoach). Apart from Everton Brow, the 20/21 routes run on flat and level roads.

If the Enviro300s are now considered unsuitable for most GM routes what were they thinking of when the 55/06 Darts were ordered?