Had a little ride on the StreetDeck earlier from Eldon Square to Gateshead and was not all that impressed by it if I am honest, was quite slow and rattled a hell of a lot on this short trip, think the E400MMC is way better so I do hope that GNE Purchase these instead, On the flipside of the coin, I think the StreetDeck would be a lot better if it was fitted with the Micro-Hybrid Engine which the Streetlites have on the Red Kite etc, and set up to be the same as them performance wise so it could handle the route better.
Finally does GNE employ anyone to go over the Seats on the Buses with a hoover to remove all dust/dirt etc at the end of the day, as there was a lad sitting next to me on the X1 this evening, and he started slapping the seat next to him and the amount of dirt/dust which ploomed up off the seat was sickening, think the design of seating moquettes does an excellent job of hiding it so that customers dont realise.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2015