(11 Jun 2015, 11:06 pm)LeeCalder wrote I was on one of Washington's Merit's (8262) about 2pm on the 82A between Washington and Barley Mow and I was disgraced that Go North East would actually let a bus on the road in the state that that was in!
I was actually appalled by the state of the bus. Seats were falling apart, there were about 20 different designed seats, there were stains all over the seats, massive marks all over the windows, sticky marks on the floor and the list goes on and on.
Obviously I couldn't go up and down the bus taking photos but there were two more seats which were in half, there were partially blue moquetted seats and partially graffiti moquetted seats. There were things scribed into the window.
Go North East should be ashamed that they have put a bus like this out in service. I have never ever had a go at GNE like this before but today it just sums up exactly why I am always moaning about the 82/82A. Disgrace.
Unfortunately I forgot the fleet number of the bus but I made sure the driver fully understood the situation.
I now know that the fleet number is 8262
Most of those seem cosmetic and regarding the different seat covers, then maybe there was no more spares of that particular design but I got to say window etchings does annoy me. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems most bus operators(with the exception of Stagecoach I think) uses the 'trick' to deal with window etchings.
I know they use it on the Metro and it no doubts saves money and most important of all to a passenger it saves them from seeing windows being etched .