Wirral Bus & Tram Show

[M113 YKC]

RE: Wirral Bus & Tram Show 2012

(09/10/2012 21:08)CX06 EBK Wrote:  Stagecoach hardly sent anything different did they? They had a Trident there last year and they could have easily have sent something that may have been "elderly" and near the end of its life with them too, such as one of the former CMT buses. If you think the Speke Gemini was bad then what bus could have Green Lane sent? Most of the Dart SLFs look tired, the B10BLEs definitely do so it leaves very little to send. The bus was at the end of the day a substitute for a preserved bus which couldn't attend anyway.

Well, I wouldn't have known because this was the first show that I've attended (thought that they usually sent more than one, to be fair). To be honest, Stagecoach are a completely different story altogether - I could have written forever about how they should have had that 'decker in service and, as you've suggested, an ex-"Olympic Reserve" bus at the show. For that, I apologise. As for First, I wouldn't even know where to start with them...

Overall, I was disappointed with the input from "the big companies" - just thought that they could have sent better buses. Whether it's a standard procedure or not, though, I couldn't say - again, first show that I've been to.