Re: The X18
Posted: 11:44 Sunday 6th November 2016
I just had the "classic Sunday morning 1950s experience" of driving my car along the tree lined road from Worcester to Pershore, in gorgeous autumn sunshine and colours -
then parking in the traditional market-town square, and seeing a double-decker bus in service.
( the Stagecoach 18).
I wanted to see if their DD could turn easily at the end of the square - but it couldn't !
There were lots of people and cars about, and the bus driver had to reverse a bit (tentatively) to get his Enviro 400 round.
( .... and that's not forgetting Alan.M's photo of a First FTR artic in "the square" !!)
Today the 18 picked-up a passenger ! (1)
I would take a bet that one of our StreetDecks could do that turn in one go !
- How about First using one on a direct version of the X50 ?
- perhaps as a promotional Saturday version ?
then parking in the traditional market-town square, and seeing a double-decker bus in service.
( the Stagecoach 18).
I wanted to see if their DD could turn easily at the end of the square - but it couldn't !
There were lots of people and cars about, and the bus driver had to reverse a bit (tentatively) to get his Enviro 400 round.
( .... and that's not forgetting Alan.M's photo of a First FTR artic in "the square" !!)
Today the 18 picked-up a passenger ! (1)
I would take a bet that one of our StreetDecks could do that turn in one go !
- How about First using one on a direct version of the X50 ?
- perhaps as a promotional Saturday version ?