(08 Apr 2024, 7:45 pm)Storx wrote Surprised at that. Isn't the seating about the same on both of them (without counting). Generally whenever I come across discussions people generally like the Gemini 2 over an Enviro 400 like but obviously some will have different opinions. I've always found the legroom on Enviro 400's, upstairs at least, to be pretty poor, especially the ones with Stagecoach.
Mind shame things went off a cliff with the Streetdeck which is awful.
Talking about refurbishments, Arriva get a lot of stick, but the refurbs of the ex London buses are generally fantastic, not like the crap above. The B7TL's Gemini 1's you could barely tell the difference between one of those and the much newer DB300's. It's a shame we don't see it more often.
I guess the 57 reg ones are the full size ones which make a difference. They definitely seem more spacious and less claustrophobic than the DB300 to me. I might be wrong though, maybe the conversation last night has me imagining it.
You're right about the refurbishments though. The GNE enviros look terrible with the purple lighting and poor seating. A little bit of work on refurbishing the interior will have the majority of passengers not realising it's second hand.