(27 Aug 2015, 4:19 pm)Dan wrote Apologies about the shadows - only had ten minutes to jump off the Metro, grab my camera and find a place to take some photographs.

Go North East: 9108 / BA15BXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 9108 / BA15BXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(27 Aug 2015, 4:22 pm)Michael wrote The back looks quite good compared to some buses.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:27 pm)R852 PRG wrote I'm already rating it higher than the Streetlite...

(27 Aug 2015, 4:30 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully it is!

Imagine a hybrid version of the B8RLE?

(27 Aug 2015, 4:27 pm)R852 PRG wrote I'm already rating it higher than the Streetlite...

(27 Aug 2015, 4:48 pm)aureolin wrote Speaking of Streetlites, I've noticed from my trips over the past week that they've sharp developed really bad rattles. I was sat at the emergency door seat on an 8 last night, and I had to keep my knee pushed between the door because the rattling was that bad. The one I had the other night was a similar story, with one of the seats further forward vigorously rattling every time the bus hit a bump.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:48 pm)aureolin wrote Speaking of Streetlites, I've noticed from my trips over the past week that they've sharp developed really bad rattles. I was sat at the emergency door seat on an 8 last night, and I had to keep my knee pushed between the door because the rattling was that bad. The one I had the other night was a similar story, with one of the seats further forward vigorously rattling every time the bus hit a bump.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:51 pm)R852 PRG wrote I've also started to notice that some of them aren't as smooth as they were on their first day in service (I struggled to fault them at the time). My disliking to them is more from an enthusiast's point of view than a customers; they sound uninspiring and feel too plastic. That's my opinion on them. Haters gonna hate.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:33 pm)Dan wrote From the outside, 9108 doesn't sound too dissimilar from the Volvo 7900 Hybrids when the diesel mode kicks in.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:54 pm)MurdnunoC wrote You haven't been editing online encyclopaedia articles relating to the pastime of 'Trainspotting', have you? 

(27 Aug 2015, 4:55 pm)Michael wrote Another bus i haven't being on yet.

(27 Aug 2015, 4:56 pm)R852 PRG wrote Get yourself up to the Lothian Buses Doors Open Day at the end of September.

(27 Aug 2015, 5:49 pm)jaimzm wrote I was on the new Volvo today 9108 it's very good bus well impressed I hope they get a load of these and replace the Scania L94s

(27 Aug 2015, 6:38 pm)Dan wrote Interesting statistics on capacity:
- 45 seated, 50 standing, 0 wheelchairs
- 39 seated, 61 standing, 0 wheelchairs
- 39 seated, 53 standing, 1 wheelchairs

(27 Aug 2015, 6:44 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Wouldn't like to be on a bus standing with 60 other passengers like. I imagine it would be cramped and rather unpleasant.

(27 Aug 2015, 6:44 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Wouldn't like to be on a bus standing with 60 other passengers like. I imagine it would be cramped and rather unpleasant.

(27 Aug 2015, 6:47 pm)Dan wrote Agreed. The fact 1 wheelchair equates to 8 standees is crackers... Total capacity of 100 is completely unrealistic if you ask me.

(27 Aug 2015, 6:47 pm)aureolin wrote It's a bit like those lifts that state they're for 16 people, and you start to get a bit nervous when a 5th person jumps in...

(27 Aug 2015, 6:47 pm)aureolin wrote It's a bit like those lifts that state they're for 16 people, and you start to get a bit nervous when a 5th person jumps in...

(27 Aug 2015, 6:47 pm)Dan wrote Agreed. The fact 1 wheelchair equates to 8 standees is crackers... Total capacity of 100 is completely unrealistic if you ask me.

(27 Aug 2015, 7:01 pm)Jimmi wrote Can only assume they must think every passenger who boards that bus are going to be as skinny as rakes. You may only board this bus if you can fit into Topman/Topshop clothing

Possibly the largest stated capacity I've seen on a single decker are the Sapphire 7 Pulsars which I think have a overall capacity of 73 (most other ANE Pulsars max capacity is 72 I think) and this demonstrator looks to be pretty similar size to the Pulsars so how you can fit an extra 27 people on-board is beyond me!

(27 Aug 2015, 4:48 pm)aureolin wrote Speaking of Streetlites, I've noticed from my trips over the past week that they've sharp developed really bad rattles. I was sat at the emergency door seat on an 8 last night, and I had to keep my knee pushed between the door because the rattling was that bad. The one I had the other night was a similar story, with one of the seats further forward vigorously rattling every time the bus hit a bump.

(27 Aug 2015, 7:06 pm)R852 PRG wrote [Image: http://collegetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/overcrowded_bus.jpg]

(27 Aug 2015, 6:47 pm)aureolin wrote It's a bit like those lifts that state they're for 16 people, and you start to get a bit nervous when a 5th person jumps in...

(27 Aug 2015, 7:44 pm)BusLoverMum wrote That's one of those things that big'un queries every time we get in a lift. The one at the side of Debenhams in Boro is the best - supposedly holds 12 people but fits 4, very intimately.

My betting is that the numbers are made up according to how many hanging straps there are (didn't notice any from the pictures but will have to have a hunt around). of course, some of us couldn't even reach those straps when we were younger and could raise our arms above our heads.