(04 May 2016, 7:35 pm)GMitchelhill I've sampled 3 red kite examples on Monday and Tuesday.
They all rattled badly.
Ride quality was poor.
Kangerooing gearbox on 2 different vehicles, suprisingly I didn't end up with whiplash.
The lights were dimming and brightening every time the driver removed or added pressure to the accelerator.
The next stop announcements got confused on the approach to Metrocentre saying the bus was arriving at Clayton Street, the bus was heading to Consett, the NSA then stopped working altogether though I could only assume it got off and boarded a Red Kite heading to Clayton Street.
When did it stop working? It's a problem when drivers are changing the destinations before the next run. It's almost a constant on the X1, where you'll get a driver changing it on the Tyne bridge or at the foot of John Dobson St. It'll result in St Nicholas Cathedral being announced as the next stop, and the actual termination point not being announced - not great if you're carrying passengers with vision difficulties.
