A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

COMMENT with ALAN MILLAR

Arriva’s survey says customers want low emission hybrid buses like Arriva North West 4813 (BT66 MUE), part of a fleet of 51 new Wright Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5LHs being used initially on Wirral Loop rail replacement services. JOHN YOUNG

For far too long, there has been an impression — grounded in a lot of reality — that many of our buses are bought by men in suits from other men in suits. Or more troublingly, bought by habitually car-driving men in suits from company car-driving salesmen in suits.

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