#London #Transport (LT) News (No. 242, May 6 1983) clipping:
The GLC told the Monopolies and Mergers Commission that unreliable buses mainly resulted from buying off-the-shelf vehicles not designed for London’s traffic, bought to meet bus grant rules. These were replaced by more reliable designs.
The GLC told the Monopolies and Mergers Commission that unreliable buses mainly resulted from buying off-the-shelf vehicles not designed for London’s traffic, bought to meet bus grant rules. These were replaced by more reliable designs.
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I suppose that changing from bespoke designs and the Aldenham system to 'off the shelf' at the same time as moving to rear engines was likely always going to cause issues