The old Exeter P&R buses have been sent down to Torbay. Apparently - and this is only a rumor - but from a trusted source - they are going to be used on the Brixham routes. Currently, Stagecoach use Mercedes 709Ds; I think you'll agree that they are a bit old now and need to go! I think it will be a much welcomed change if Brixham were to get these old Park & Ride buses. But, isn't it funny how Torbay always gets the old stuff and anything from Exeter is new? I'm sure that one day the 12 will be upgraded from ALX400s to Enviros, but where will they come from? Most probably from the 2, and then the 2 will get brand new ones. It's always the same, the drivers even say it, Torbay as a whole gets the worst of it when it comes to the quality of buses. Another example is 40434 (709D) which was previously unallocated and stored, being sent down to Torbay - it's awful and from a standing start, all you get is a big clunk and then whirring noises until you get above 5 or 10mph! And I can imagine Stagecoach's thoughts when they brought it down; "Ah, we've got one broken down in Torbay, let's just send some old banger down from Taunton, that'll do."
I think it's time Torbay got something new and not just the old stuff that's been pushed down from Exeter! It works the other way, 16721 & 16722 came to Torbay from one of Stagecoach's north England operators and then it got sent up to Barnstaple - it seems that nothing old will be brought into Exeter, but it will just be pushed around between Torbay and Barnstaple!
Rant over. All change please!
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