You have to ask why they suddenly think the coaches are acceptable on the X55 on all runs. The whole selling point was the low floor without the lift. Did they not specifically choose the Scanias for that reason.
No there were big enough to replace the PS. For years the 55 never had coaches, even the old X57 * before it was renumbered to X54, always had bus on the 17.00 and 17.45 runs. People know what there are getting.
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I think the real reason is there have some Hyacinth Bucket problem with the certain people; instead of doing the actually job; bums on seats, which should come first, everything must look good. Look if you having to turn away passengers away because you dont want to run buses or double deckers then there a problem.
The trouble started during the commonwealth games, and refusal to run deckers, ( only Glenrothes did so) . There were certain runs which could have had high back seat E400 and the buses would have still turned passengers away but that still better.
There trying to look good on the cheap: There reused to repaint the Coaches which come down from Aberdeen last year , and there badly needed it. These said coaches are now being repainted for the X24 Airport runs. You have to ask why are there replacing newer stock with older stock on the busiest express route bar X59.
While the B7 which are being used on the X55 are tatty, the floors need some TLC badly, compared to the Scanias which are in pretty good nick.
19X amazon afternoon peak bus is now operated by E200mmc off the no19s.
I dare say I have put my foot in somewhere.
Mind you the kingdom FM coaches seems to love the X51.