14 Replies to “Double Decker A-Go-Go!”

  1. okay, this seems incredibly unenvironmental, but I just want to go joy riding on the thing..

  2. Heck, I’ve gone on it three times just for the ride, since it often runs on the 401 and 402 which are within a single ride from home for me. I really enjoyed it, and so did quite a few of the other passengers. The ‘Double Tall’ has nearly the same interior as CT’s newest articulated buses, sans luggage racks.

    Even last Summer, I heard from a few of the drivers it was likely that CT would buy more. Since then, I’ve been waiting for it to be announced, and am glad it has been.

  3. “okay, this seems incredibly unenvironmental, but I just want to go joy riding on the thing..”

    It’s not bad for the environment, it’s running anyways…you would just be supporting CT, go for it.

  4. Eighty people driving their eighty cars to work is not environmental. How is a single vehicle that holds eighty people not environmental?

  5. I saw on the original post that someone was asking about fuel efficiency of these vs. the articulated buses. Anybody know?

  6. 1mpg less than D60FL (high floor 60 foot New Flyer Coach) according to CT last year

  8. I saw these in action in Las Vegas this summer, several of them in a row running down Las Vegas Boulevard, even around Midnight, turns out the Deuce is Citizens Area Transit’s most used route, 32,000 riders a day, and they charge a little more for this route than other routes.(It is mostly out of towners and Casino employees using it). They ordered more, and on the latest, asked for a second stairwell.

    On one, as we were approaching the South Strip Transfer Terminal, and since the bus had left much of the Casino area, and was empty, the driver and me struck up a conversation. Turns out he was from up here, and might be heading back up here if they needed help training the drivers on them!

    Too bad Metro cannot upgrade the garage bays to handle these buses at their own garage, I am sure they have some routes that might be able to use them.

  11. I wonder if any efficiencies at stops are gained by people self sorting on these buses. (e.g. If I’m riding for a long haul I’m going to go on the upper level, but if I’m only going to be on the bus for ten minutes I’m going to stick on the lower level.

    A double decker is a cool tool, but it won’t fit every situation.

  12. nah, the double is really best suited for commuter routes. Local service would be a pain. Something that serves the Downtown areas and the intermediate stops (Freeway Stations, etc) would be well suited for the Double Tall.

    I think I’m going to try to find one to ride tomorrow along with Sounder to Everett =)

    Nothing bests taking the train along the Puget Sound

  13. Brian, that was kindof my point with the efficiencies. I used to ride the 545 from almost end to end. (I think two stops were before me, and three stops after.) I’d be sitting on the top level.

    But the guy who is taking the 545 just to get his bike across 520 (or say from Montlake to Overlake) would be best served by sitting on the lower level.

    Yeah, I need to get my rear on this bus too.. Perhaps time for an STB field trip?!

  14. Totally!

    But leave it up to Seattel to rain on my parade…

    Pouring rain here in Bellevue. I was looking forward to my trip on Sounder and CT/ST back..

    ugh.

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