07 Nov 2016, 9:56 am
#152
(07 Nov 2016, 7:11 am)Ambassador First proper ride on 6140 doing the honours on the 21.
Firstly, good ride, nice power and some added variety.
However, the trim on the seats is absolutely shocking, something I'd expect from GCT or a school bus company. Seats are dirty and completely worn, many are torn to bits,especially on corners. Really disappointing they've been allowed to enter service like this, especially on a high profile route
I do like the Omnidekkas, and have been pleasantly surprised with how they've performed (so far) up here.
I do agree with you on the interior. Having used a handful of them down Brighton this year and last, I was surprised that they've made it into service up here, without being re-trimmed first. I can understand not willfully wasting money to have the GNE moquette if not required, but there should be no question about it being required in this instance.
Just because they're second hand buses should not mean they must look like second hand buses. When the Vykings came up, the interior refurb made the world of difference.
