Its not just Plymouth Citybus that has a new livery, First Devon & Cornwall have also started repainting their buses into the new national group livery. I do like these buses but its a shame they couldn't be converted to single door. I am a self confessed fan of the new livery but it doesn't really work on these buses…
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Thanks Richard for the photos!
At least they have sorted out the destination equipment on these now. First are excellent with their clear destination displays these days so they really stood out running with old style blinds. If only Citybus could replace the screens on some of their older Darts which are almost unreadable in the dark evenings
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Where's the local branding?
ReplyDeleteI think the new livery looks smart on these Darts, it will certainly brighten up the routes.While low floor,how DDA compliant are they are? Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe if under 7.5t that by 1st Jan 2015 ( or over 7.5t by 1st Jan 2016) that they must fully comply.If not,can they/would they be upgraded?
ReplyDeleteIf they are recently out of London, they probably are DDA compliant as I think all TfL contracted buses have been for some time. The ramps are likely to be on the centre door, which is probably why it hasn't been removed as moving it to the front adds to the single door conversion cost. As 14 year old buses, they must be within a few years of the end of their lives.
ReplyDeleteAlthough disappointing that they have not been converted to single door I can well understand that the age of the buses probably means its not worth the cost. This being Plymouth they could well be around for a while though!
ReplyDeleteMM saw this one broken down today on the viaduct above the bus stn. Sooner First sell up the better!
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