(15 Jan 2023, 7:04 pm)nova347 wrote I think the whole of Sunderlands fleets failing apart, the Versas look yellow and dingy inside, a lot of the interior lights don't work, and seat are rock solid. The Drifters seats are so quite hard and 5369/5370/5372 all struggle to climb hills. 69 just screams the whole bus journey. I really loved the citaros, I would pick a Citaro over any GNE vehicle. The Ex-Saltwell park seats are particularly bad.
Honestly, they should make a new order for the 20/2/2A/60 as these are always quite busy and seem the best routes to get new buses.
Prince Bishops should go onto the 35 & 61. Drifters can go into Spare roles at Deptford or go onto the 39 making it every 20 mins service. 8339-8346 could go onto 49/49A with a refurb, or that could be what 5369-76 go onto.
5370 if you watch it back up at park lane looks like the west indian dope smoking team in the engine bay constantly blowing black smoke out of it but 5369 is the better one of all the drifter streetlights would like to see deckers on the 20/20A or something with a bit of power for houghton cut or crossing the A690 at west rainton and definitely new buses for the 2/2A and a route change for it but thats for a different thread…we all know what will happen though Riverside or Consett will get new buses 1st and old stock will get cascaded to Deptford.
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