Go North West

[Mrboo]

RE: Go North West - FLEETNEWS ONLY - NO STRIKE TALK!

(16/03/2021 13:40)Solo40336 Wrote:  Not long after the Citaros returned to Oldham I arrived to Middleton and just missed my 415 pulling off the stand, that was a Citaro. Was gutted when I missed it but I never found out if it ran under the bridge or followed the diversion.
Plenty of larger buses fit under, JPT used to use Enviro300's on there and personally I think the GNW Enviro200s with roof pods would fit no problem.



Again, its really not that simple. A depot like Queens most drivers will travel on a 135 so there likely isn't a staff bus during the early afternoon. And even to swap the bus over it has to time with a service without causing delay, and in the 30 minutes it takes to take a branded bus and bring back a unbranded bus could leave the depot without its only spare bus for 30 minutes.
Bus depots are a lot more complicated than you seem to think.

Am a London bus controller ( Weekends) and live in Manchester so know in and outs. It all about having systems in place and everyone sticking to them.

If you look at Nottingham they have it down to a art https://youtu.be/A6DD2qK1sAs