"Richard J." wrote in message
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[Prompted by this from Neil Williams on the Bendy buses thread:
"To apply the question to London, then - yes, long-distance routes are
better with deckers."]

When and why did this use of "deckers" to mean double-deckers originate? I
had never heard or seen it until I read it on this NG a few years ago.
It's not in my dictionary either.

Common terminology used frequently by those in the industry, I'm led to
believe.

M