Double decker bus trials

A double decker used to be a familiar sight in Jersey

DOUBLE-DECKER buses could be back on Island roads early next year.
Transport Minister Mike Jackson has confirmed that his department is working with Connex to try to solve the problems of overcrowding on buses and rush-hour traffic.
Mr Jackson, the Constable of St Brelade, said they are hoping to trial the ‘five-metre’ buses in the next few months. ‘We are taking this very seriously. I have to address the bus capacity issue as a matter of urgency,’ he said.
It is not the first time that the head of the Transport department has promised to bring back double-decker buses, which have not been on Jersey roads since the 1947 Leyland PD1 ‘decker’ – which used to park along the railings of the once familiar Victoria Gardens – were taken out of service in the early 1970s. (from JEP)