Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(18/07/2012 22:12)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(18/07/2012 21:01)Nicholas Wrote:  TBH, older Tridents aren't the best buses for the terrain. That's why Busways got rid of theirs rather quickly, turning up in Manchester instead.

Not to nitpick (and take the thread off topic too much), but the main reason Busways got rid of their Tridents was due to the regular vandalisim that occurred on the upper decker on a evening.

I remember when 17629 was new in Manchester it got set on fire by vandals, over the Christmas period in 2000. It was during the time of the livery change when the buses were being painted from the previous all White to the now Blue, Red and White colours. It came back about 4 months later in the new colours.
So vandalism can happen anywhere if people are determined. There's CCTV on buses now though so that should help to reduce it.