The opposite thread to 'towns without double deckers' I guess: what are the most isolated country routes to be regularly operated with double deckers?
Happens more often than you think, because a one-or-two-journey a day service is often done by school or college vehicles when not needed for that purpose.
I can recall the 31 Southampton to Fritham, sadly no longer with us but a route which managed to survive into the early years of the 21st century. Granted it's initally within an urban area, but - the last mile or so of this is on very narrow winding dead-end country road and the village is basically a pub and a few cottages, admittedly popular with visitors. At least one journey (arriving Fritham around 1500, I recall catching it in November 2002 and having only about 90 minutes of daylight to do a walk - and yes, there was no return - I was meeting someone in the pub and getting a lift back) was a double decker 6 days a week. I think it presumably then went empty to Brockenhurst College to do college work.
Happens more often than you think, because a one-or-two-journey a day service is often done by school or college vehicles when not needed for that purpose.
I can recall the 31 Southampton to Fritham, sadly no longer with us but a route which managed to survive into the early years of the 21st century. Granted it's initally within an urban area, but - the last mile or so of this is on very narrow winding dead-end country road and the village is basically a pub and a few cottages, admittedly popular with visitors. At least one journey (arriving Fritham around 1500, I recall catching it in November 2002 and having only about 90 minutes of daylight to do a walk - and yes, there was no return - I was meeting someone in the pub and getting a lift back) was a double decker 6 days a week. I think it presumably then went empty to Brockenhurst College to do college work.