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Switching to single-decks
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• South Yorkshire Transport is mounting a major single-deck conversion progamme with the arrival of 50 Volvo Citybus single-deckers.
Destined for the 'Mainline' fleet, they replace SYT doubledeckers, but will hit passenger accessibility by having three entrance steps into the saloon.
Based on the BlOM chassis, the buses are fitted with 51seat Alexander bodies on the high-floor chassis. Low-profile tyres are fitted to reduce vehicle step heights.
The company believes that mid-engined reliability is preferable to the low-floor rearengined vehicles on the market.
SYT believes that its passengers will prefer the singledeckers, which will be less prone to vandalism. With standing room for 25 passengers, the buses are expected to cope easily with peak loads.
Lower initial costs and anticipated running costs are expected to lead to further single-deck conversions in the future.