(04 Jan 2016, 8:59 pm)LeeCalder wrote Na... Not at all ;-)

He's a good man, I'd like to believe he's correct haha.

(04 Jan 2016, 8:59 pm)LeeCalder wrote Na... Not at all ;-)

He's a good man, I'd like to believe he's correct haha.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:00 pm)BusLoverMum wrote This one  - back on NYE

1. PB0002400/458 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
   • Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Bishop Auckland Bus Station and Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station given service number X21 effective from 04-Jan-2016. To amend Route.
     

(04 Jan 2016, 9:01 pm)R852 PRG wrote Have to say I agree with you, always seems very pleasant whenever he's been my driver. Never actually introduced myself to him, though. I think he knows I'm an enthusiast but doesn't know who I am.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:00 pm)LeeCalder wrote Not necessarily.

Surely the company asks for certain interior specifications.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:01 pm)R852 PRG wrote Have to say I agree with you, always seems very pleasant whenever he's been my driver. Never actually introduced myself to him, though. I think he knows I'm an enthusiast but doesn't know who I am.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:10 pm)R852 PRG wrote Free Wi-Fi and e-leather seating has been found on most orders for the past year, and it wouldn't surprise me if customers now expect it on brand new buses. Plug sockets are seemingly reserved for only the most ''prestigious'' services, but e-leather is now common on all orders, and free Wi-Fi has recently be fitted to the ''indiGo'' Solo SRs (5333-5336 as well I think?) for further customer benefit.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:17 pm)LeeCalder wrote Which for the customer as you say, is a benefit. However, e-leather... that stuff on the other hand should be banned from ALL kinds of public transport!

I can't stand the stuff!

I'd much rather go on 4921, despite the fact that it's 'graffiti' seats are now pretty much black and it has 1% comfort.

It's still 1% more comfort that a service with e-leather though...

(04 Jan 2016, 9:20 pm)R852 PRG wrote Seems a tad extreme. You've not been reading the Daily Mail recently, have you?

I'm not particularly keen on it myself, although I would also take 4921 over a bus with e-leather seating...

(04 Jan 2016, 9:17 pm)LeeCalder wrote Which for the customer as you say, is a benefit. However, e-leather... that stuff on the other hand should be banned from ALL kinds of public transport!

I can't stand the stuff!

I'd much rather go on 4921, despite the fact that it's 'graffiti' seats are now pretty much black and it has 1% comfort.

It's still 1% more comfort that a service with e-leather though...

(04 Jan 2016, 9:20 pm)R852 PRG wrote Seems a tad extreme. You've not been reading the Daily Mail recently, have you?

I'm not particularly keen on it myself, although I would also take 4921 over a bus with e-leather seating...

(04 Jan 2016, 9:21 pm)Adrian wrote I know some operators market the eLeather as a premium feature, but really it's a benefit to the operator. To clean an eLeather seat, you only need to wipe it down. To clean a cloth seat, you'd need to foam it. That'll take you up to about 5 minutes per seat, so you can imagine how long an entire bus would take.

I don't actually mind the eLeather, but I do think it takes a good 6 month or so to wear in. It's quite tough to sit on at first. If I could take my pick of a standard seating, it'd be the ones that Stagecoach have in their Enviros.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:22 pm)R852 PRG wrote Agreed - I've always been impressed by how comfortable that seating is.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:22 pm)R852 PRG wrote Agreed - I've always been impressed by how comfortable that seating is.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:21 pm)Adrian wrote I know some operators market the eLeather as a premium feature, but really it's a benefit to the operator. To clean an eLeather seat, you only need to wipe it down. To clean a cloth seat, you'd need to foam it. That'll take you up to about 5 minutes per seat, so you can imagine how long an entire bus would take.

I don't actually mind the eLeather, but I do think it takes a good 6 month or so to wear in. It's quite tough to sit on at first. If I could take my pick of a standard seating, it'd be the ones that Stagecoach have in their Enviros.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:25 pm)Dan wrote Comfortable, but the leg room is hideous!

(04 Jan 2016, 9:25 pm)LeeCalder wrote That's exactly why I don't like it, rock solid. A nightmare when your going on a long journey as well.

I'd happily get the 82/82A all day if/when a Merit is allocated because them seats are top notch!

(04 Jan 2016, 9:28 pm)DanPicken wrote So are the MPD's seats but again for someone who's 6 foot tall like me it's hard to find a good enough seat.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:31 pm)8222 wrote I always thought the Dennis Dart SLF/Caetano's were the worst for legroom

(04 Jan 2016, 9:35 pm)DanPicken wrote Do you mean the Hire Vehicles for the Q1/2? Also will they be added to the Fleet Archive?

(04 Jan 2016, 9:36 pm)S813 FVK wrote Yes along with 8288 (X94 FOR)

(04 Jan 2016, 9:31 pm)8222 wrote I always thought the Dennis Dart SLF/Caetano's were the worst for legroom

(04 Jan 2016, 9:38 pm)DanPicken wrote Never rode this sadly.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:35 pm)DanPicken wrote Do you mean the Hire Vehicles for the Q1/2? Also will they be added to the Fleet Archive?

(04 Jan 2016, 9:38 pm)DanPicken wrote Never rode this sadly.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:44 pm)Dan wrote That's the intention! All takes time, though.

I will probably go as far back as Darts and Volvo Olympians (and anything acquired new/second hand after that point).

Will struggle to do anything for Stagecoach prior to 2010 due to a lack of information online. Arriva is easy enough, thanks to past contributions when making the fleet archives the first time around.

(04 Jan 2016, 8:55 pm)citaro5284 wrote dont believe everything you read.....must of been from John W was it 

(04 Jan 2016, 9:49 pm)pdiddy wrote Hahaha Westy is certainly good at starting rumours off like



So we shall have 9119 back at Crook tmora as a replacement for 6021.

(04 Jan 2016, 9:45 pm)Dan wrote Was my bus to school almost every day when I was in Year 7 - on the 42!