(17 Oct 2019, 3:43 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote
Would expect it to be still on. Overall from other enthusiasts it sounds like ride quality is exceptional compared to the Streetlites, but the Streetlites perform better on the hills (takes a while for the E200 to wind up on inclines!). A shame they went for the 4-cylinder E200 after demonstrating 6-cylinder ones. The six-pot ones on Benwells are superb on hills, but hey ho - not all about the speed, they look the part and a vast improvement to the service.
5498 NK69FBN Metrocentre 49A by Matt Williamson, on Flickr
For me, the main reason why I prefer the E200 over the Streetlite is the rattling door!
When I had a ride on one of the E200s round Whickham it was struggling to get up the hills even with only a few people on