Well it's not quite as bad as that but in the Sixties when I was in my teens Plymouth was awash with Deckers especially as the Corporation ran nothing apart from MCW-bodied Leyland Atlanteans and PD2's. Today it is quite a different story as during the school holidays one sees only their moden single-deckers. First Group still have a few including some sponsored impressive new buses on the Park-and-Ride but the other double-deckers seem to be all cast-offs from the more competitive and potentially profitable conurbations like Glasgow and Manchester. Even this Alexander-bodied Volvo Olympian is getting a bit old for the long journey to Bude, although I suspect not many passengers will travel that far. I remember one First driver quipped that Western National got all the old bangers as they could keep moving them westwards into Cornwall ready for the day when they got pushed off the cliffs at Lands End.
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