On Mar 19, 1:13 pm, John B wrote:
Stephen Firth wrote:
NM wrote:

D/D tend to be used in cities

Unfortunately this is not true.

Wrong.

Stagecoach tend to use DD buses for
rural routes.

Not in Hampshire.

IIRC Stagecoach (and other operators) were given huge subsidies to
update their fleet within London. The buses that were replaced were
then moved all over the country to replace the ageing stock left over
from Stagecoach's various acquisitions. They even shipped some of them
out of the country to bolster the fleets of some of their other
operations.

Hence the ex-London double-deckers cropping up all over the country.

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Andy