New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

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RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

(24/09/2012 15:12)27701 Wrote:  

(24/09/2012 14:11)Phil Wrote:  Just out of interest, are Pulsars big enough for the 53/53A? I've noticed both Darts and Pulsars full to bursting on occasions.

I'd say so, yeah. The current frequency is sufficient enough for Pulsars/Pulsar 2s during the day, but, like most other services, space on-board is a problem during peak-hours.

(24/09/2012 14:20)mathias Wrote:  These new Euro-spec Pulsars can carry 77 passengers (44 seated, 33 standees) so they carry slightly more than the standard (72 passengers) Pulsar.
It's not much more, but like a certain supermarket says; 'Every little helps'

If we were to go by what Bootle have done in the past, these "new" Pulsar 2s will probably see little use on the 53/53A! New buses specifically for those services is an over-exaggeration - basically, once enough buses have arrived, the services will be booked as Pulsar/Pulsar 2-operated (like the 52/52A/55/55D/62/62A/62B/155).

I agree, the only time we will probably see an all pulsar 53/A is when the darts have gone AS pulsars have even made it on to the 54 lately when darts were on the 53/A so the attitude to the QBP is a joke. I am sure we will see over the next few weeks whether or not the new pulsars have an impact on the route that they allegedly have been bought for.