(18 Mar 2019, 10:23 pm)Malarkey wrote I know First have quite a lot of them in Leeds, just wasn't expecting Arriva to purchase them as they haven't done so since the bought some in 2016 for their services in Kent & Surrey, since then they've been purchasing ADL Products.
The Streetdecks on the X6 do have some oomph about them as I have also used the service back in August 2017 from Leeds to Bradford and I have to agree from a passenger perspective they were quite nice.
I do however prefer the ADL Products, I have been quite impressed with the demonstrators Go North East have had in the last few months from them compared to those offered by Wrightbus, I would even argue Optare provide a better product than Wrightbus, the Versa XFE was excellent and I quite like the Metrodecker also, but overall I would still say if we talking about single deck vehicles that Mercedes offer the best product in the form of the Citaro.
So that VDL Gemini will probably go into corporate livery then.
Well if they do they'll be replacing older E400's/VDL Gemini's already on the 268's
One sole StreetDeck was purchased in Arriva specification in Kent and Surrey, with one other in Sapphire specification in the Midlands. Some were also purchased at Arriva London.
The VDL will probably join the other Sapphire spec ones at Selby.