(15 Jul 2015, 9:05 pm)R852 PRG wrote When 3825 was at Chester-le-Street, it was just a nice bus in general. My favourite place to sit was the single side-facing seat that looked up to the staircase. My friends would opt to sit at the seats just next to it, and directly behind the seats. If we were lucky, and the Year 8s were outnumbered, we would try and take the back seats.Luckily, when I did go into Year 8 and 3825 was still with us, I had the pleasure of sitting at the back until November(ish), when it was suddenly transferred to Stanley.
Although it's more the roar of the Olympian engine that I like to listen to, it is very noticeable when you've got one with a belt scream, a slippy gearbox, or it rattles like a box of nails. My least favourite is 3832, for the latter reason. 3830 and 3831 are two of the best, in my opinion.
As year groups leave, the rear of the bus on both decks are passed down to the next group and so on. No immature gits try and sit at the back - they know what will happen to them if they try
3832 isn't my favorite Olympian either. Lacks power and that metal bar at the front blocking the ticket machine is so annoying.