(16 Mar 2014, 8:13 pm)G-CPTN wrote Arriva's introduction of leather seating on the 85/685 has backfired and they are committed to replacing these with moquette!
The leather seats on them Omnicities are of a poor design though, very tightly covered and very slippy leather. Not the best idea for a service like the 685.
The Omnicities should all be refurbished this year anyway, including the 07 plate 4660-4.
As for comments on a 'premium' service, I was mainly meaning it is of a higher standard than the normal Arriva service. It is true to say GNE are providing the majority of these points as their standard product now though.