TfGM Bee Network - fleet discussion

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Hello! Forgive me, for I moved from Leigh to Worcester in March, and haven’t caught up since then. (And I’m moving to Cambridge next month, so back to guided busways, haha)

Am I right in thinking the beloved Vantage buses (and dreaded Evosetis, and old London blue-tinted B9s) have now gone??

Mind you I saw a picture of a new (potential replacement?) Streetdeck with Vantage style seating which looks quite smart.

 

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Hello! Forgive me, for I moved from Leigh to Worcester in March, and haven’t caught up since then. (And I’m moving to Cambridge next month, so back to guided busways, haha)

Am I right in thinking the beloved Vantage buses (and dreaded Evosetis, and old London blue-tinted B9s) have now gone??

Mind you I saw a picture of a new (potential replacement?) Streetdeck with Vantage style seating which looks quite smart.

The new Streetdecks have very similar interiors to the old Vantage buses (except, of course, much less worn out, and without the Vantage branding). You still get coach seats and a couple of tables on the upper deck. They're electric so very quiet and smooth too.

I'm not sure if they have completely taken over the busway services yet, or whether a few older ones are still left.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

The new Streetdecks have very similar interiors to the old Vantage buses (except, of course, much less worn out, and without the Vantage branding). You still get coach seats and a couple of tables on the upper deck. They're electric so very quiet and smooth too.

I'm not sure if they have completely taken over the busway services yet, or whether a few older ones are still left.

Ah thank you! I loved the Vantage buses so would have been sad to see them go, but if this also means the Evosetis have gone too, happy days.

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Am I right in thinking the beloved Vantage buses (and dreaded Evosetis, and old London blue-tinted B9s) have now gone??

The Vantage buses are no longer on the busway, and have gone to other Go North West services out of Bolton.

The new Busway buses are quite nice in my opinion, obviously a step above generic bus standard (including a couple tables on the top deck) and are about on par with the Vantage buses.
And yes they are now the only Busway buses, since this fleet is big enough to fully cover it.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

The Vantage buses are no longer on the busway, and have gone to other Go North West services out of Bolton.

The new Busway buses are quite nice in my opinion, obviously a step above generic bus standard (including a couple tables on the top deck) and are about on par with the Vantage buses.
And yes they are now the only Busway buses, since this fleet is big enough to fully cover it.

Ah, shame I missed the new ones then. Though I generally got lucky and predominantly had Vantage buses on the daily commute, with the odd Evoseti horror popping up late at night.

 

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Evoseti horror

I don't live near the busway so only use it very occasionally, but I thought it was great fun to be in an ex-London Evoseti rattling along the East Lancs bus lane at 40mph.

Admittedly, if I commuted on them several times a week, I imagine so I would have a very different view, and would have been very glad to see the new fleet!

(Also the Evosetis, or at least the few I've been on, have the auto announcer set really deafeningly loud for some reason)