Favourite/least favourite Type of bus
Favourite/least favourite Type of bus
(17 Mar 2016, 8:17 pm)Davie From what I've heard; 8311 has been a problem bus.
(17 Mar 2016, 8:17 pm)Davie From what I've heard; 8311 has been a problem bus.
Best
Eclipse Gemini 2/B9TL (the most comfortable seats)
ALX300 (got these regularly on the 604 as it stopped outside my house when Arriva used to run the Prudhoe services)
Volvo B10BLE (mainly the Lime services and Arriva when they ran them on the 602)
Castles Express Streeetdecks (minus the 50mph limit, interior is one of the best I have seen on a bus)
Leyland National 2 (had these on the old 718 to get to school and back when I lived in Craghead until they were replaced by the Optare Excel which were awful, Always a pleasure to see at bus rallies)
Worst
Eclipse Gemini 1 (especially 3942/3963/3964 could hear it coming before I saw it on Prudhoe front street the other day)
Wright Solar (earlier models, in particular The Waggonway fleet)
Fiat Bluebird
Plaxton Prestige (rattled a lot on the way to Beamish from Newcastle, especially on the the road between Birtley and Ouston)
Optare Excel (made weird creaking noises when they first entered service from what I remember on way back from school)
Volvo Olympian (3822, itchy seats bad ride quality. Haven't been on others so can't comment on them
(17 Mar 2016, 10:54 pm)BusLoverMum I'm getting the feeling there's one in every batch. Like Arriva 1598, which we were discussing, the other night. Had that recently fixed mechanical fault and has always had glitchy electronics, from the destination displays, to the NSA screen to the ticket machine, which receives a fair bit of percussive maintenance. 1599, OTOH, behaves perfectly, other than being a prang magnet.
(17 Mar 2016, 10:54 pm)BusLoverMum I'm getting the feeling there's one in every batch. Like Arriva 1598, which we were discussing, the other night. Had that recently fixed mechanical fault and has always had glitchy electronics, from the destination displays, to the NSA screen to the ticket machine, which receives a fair bit of percussive maintenance. 1599, OTOH, behaves perfectly, other than being a prang magnet.
(19 May 2016, 4:41 pm)NK53 TKT Examples include GNE:
8311
8297
636
5390
5384
3814
ANE:
7501
1598
4512
(19 May 2016, 4:41 pm)NK53 TKT Examples include GNE:
8311
8297
636
5390
5384
3814
ANE:
7501
1598
4512
(19 May 2016, 7:10 pm)South Tyne Lad 8297 doesn't have NSA's, Its only function is showing CCTV images from inside the bus.
Mechanically wise its also one of the better ones too, 8299 and 8301 are the worst on here in my opinion.
(19 May 2016, 7:10 pm)South Tyne Lad 8297 doesn't have NSA's, Its only function is showing CCTV images from inside the bus.
Mechanically wise its also one of the better ones too, 8299 and 8301 are the worst on here in my opinion.
I like:
Tridents (plaxton not loyne)
B7s (plaxtons/vykings/eclipses)
MPDs (particularly 547)
Omnicities
I don't like:
Citaros
Tridents (W182SCU's engine reaks)
Versas (awful)
Omnidekkas (GNE really need to refurb some of them imo, then they'd be nice. GJE/F/G are nice.)
(19 May 2016, 10:59 pm)Jamie M I like:Omnidekkas: don't half move but complete boneshakers.
Tridents (plaxton not loyne)
B7s (plaxtons/vykings/eclipses)
MPDs (particularly 547)
Omnicities
I don't like:
Citaros
Tridents (W182SCU's engine reaks)
Versas (awful)
Omnidekkas (GNE really need to refurb some of them imo, then they'd be nice. GJE/F/G are nice.)
(19 May 2016, 10:59 pm)Jamie M I like:Omnidekkas: don't half move but complete boneshakers.
Tridents (plaxton not loyne)
B7s (plaxtons/vykings/eclipses)
MPDs (particularly 547)
Omnicities
I don't like:
Citaros
Tridents (W182SCU's engine reaks)
Versas (awful)
Omnidekkas (GNE really need to refurb some of them imo, then they'd be nice. GJE/F/G are nice.)
(19 May 2016, 11:24 pm)BusLoverMum Omnidekkas: don't half move but complete boneshakers.YN04GJE is my favourite from the series, actually seems powerful.
The whole fleet can be reet pains when you have to deal with them 
(20 May 2016, 5:18 am)citaro5284 The whole fleet can be reet pains when you have to deal with themYou say that but from being born in 2004 up until 2012 MPDs were used on my local service, the Arriva 46 and I never tired of 1719, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1758, 1760, 1762, 1766, 1767, 1790 and BY FAR THE BEST EVER ARRIVA BUS.....1799
(20 May 2016, 5:18 am)citaro5284 The whole fleet can be reet pains when you have to deal with themYou say that but from being born in 2004 up until 2012 MPDs were used on my local service, the Arriva 46 and I never tired of 1719, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1758, 1760, 1762, 1766, 1767, 1790 and BY FAR THE BEST EVER ARRIVA BUS.....1799
