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Why would GO Transit buy, or even consider buying,
any bus series for its fleet if it can’t meet the
height clearances of most bridges and overpasses?
If the buses can be used only on just a few routes, then their flexibility is greatly reduced.
David: because, one imagines, GO thinks that those routes that can take such a bus might benefit from increased capacity. Why else? Not all equipment needs to be suitable for universal deployment across an entire system in order to be worthwhile.
David: They’re seeing very high load factors on their York U/407 routes. The cost is far cheaper to have a double decker bus than having to buy almost twice as many single deckers and pay additional drivers.
i guess articulated buses are not available in that size?
I think they considered articulated buses too. GO has the advantage of infrequent stops and long average trips, so the extra doors found on most articulated buses wouldn’t offer much benefit. Perhaps fitting (length-wise) into existing bus bays/stops was a factor.