Howards/Springfield

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RE: Howards/Springfield

(02/03/2018 14:47)knutstransport Wrote:  Surprised there's anyone using the 289 bus today. There's a very dirty W reg Dart running it with MP Travel logos and legal lettering (no obvious on hire notices) and when I saw it the destination display was showing both the wrong route number and wrong destination. However, despite that it did have a few passengers on board.

As mentioned, road conditions this time of year make it near impossible to keep any vehicle clean, the deposits of grit mixed with any remaining snow and ice is a problem faced by all road users, evidenced by the fact that this particular bus (W481 UAG) only left the paint shop late Feb!
Although I don't know the details there's quite a close relationship between the two companies and if a vehicle has to be sourced on short notice owing to breakdowns, road traffic accidents etc, then the destination display would be the least of concerns, at least they tried, a lot of operators would have just stick an A4 piece of paper in the window.