Diamond Bus North West

[joe_alker]

RE: Diamond Bus North West
It's certainly a surprise to see Stagecoach lose the 171/2, it's been with them since the Mayne takeover. Can't see the punters being too chuffed, a lot of passengers use the service to connect with commercial services run by Stagecoach.

As for vehicles used, realistically it needs 38 seat Enviro200s at a minimum, and many journeys require double deckers due to heavy loadings. I drove that route for 2 years and it was not uncommon on specific journeys to have to drive past passengers due to the bus being full even pre-pandemic.