(23 Aug 2015, 9:31 am)GX03 SVC wrote I know - I said that before. Yet, we're getting Max urban90s on the X20. 

(23 Aug 2015, 9:31 am)GX03 SVC wrote I know - I said that before. Yet, we're getting Max urban90s on the X20. 

(23 Aug 2015, 9:23 am)GX03 SVC wrote 7453/4/5/6 - the 57-reg ones. Why would Arriva refurbish buses that old to Max?

- edit: to avoid confusion 7453/4/5/6 aren't getting transferred to Ashington, as stated before.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:36 am)danpick wrote The refurbished X21/22 E400 are 57 plate.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:37 am)GX03 SVC wrote I was talking about the Y-reg Lowlanders.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:39 am)NK53 TKT wrote Yippy!

(23 Aug 2015, 9:43 am)NK53 TKT wrote I love URBAN 90s to the point I want them as my sofa

(23 Aug 2015, 9:47 am)buss14 wrote are you being truthful or sarcastic? if you want a urban90 sofa then just get a park bench

(23 Aug 2015, 9:48 am)NK53 TKT wrote I am truthful

(23 Aug 2015, 9:50 am)buss14 wrote wow   i never seen any luxury in a urban90 seat, it usual feels like you are silling on the floor of the bus

(23 Aug 2015, 9:52 am)NK53 TKT wrote It is preference like I hate the leather seats on the gne streetlites and the wood floors.  They become sticky

(23 Aug 2015, 9:53 am)Michael wrote All the floors become sticky on the buses at one point.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:53 am)Michael wrote All the floors become sticky on the buses at one point.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:55 am)buss14 wrote i can just bare the leather seats on buses if the driver does stop too quick. i think the floors get stick because young people spill energy drinks and pop on the floor

(23 Aug 2015, 9:57 am)Michael wrote Or other bodily fluids

(23 Aug 2015, 9:58 am)NK53 TKT wrote Such as vomit and blood

(23 Aug 2015, 9:59 am)Jimmi wrote The Y reg Lowlander's are awful, wish they'd leave the fleet already! The Urban90's seats in these (or Turban90 which most of them say on the back) are so horrifically worn down the seats would probably be more comfortable without the fabric and the backrest on the backseats are just wood and the fabric is about as much use as tracing paper.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:59 am)buss14 wrote ehh lovely now i will be more caution of where i sit on a bus now.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:59 am)Jimmi wrote The Y reg Lowlander's are awful, wish they'd leave the fleet already! The Urban90's seats in these (or Turban90 which most of them say on the back) are so horrifically worn down the seats would probably be more comfortable without the fabric and the backrest on the backseats are just wood and the fabric is about as much use as tracing paper.

(23 Aug 2015, 9:59 am)Jimmi wrote The Y reg Lowlander's are awful, wish they'd leave the fleet already! The Urban90's seats in these (or Turban90 which most of them say on the back) are so horrifically worn down the seats would probably be more comfortable without the fabric and the backrest on the backseats are just wood and the fabric is about as much use as tracing paper.

(23 Aug 2015, 10:03 am)mb134 wrote Amen to that!

I can't understand why Arriva didn't send them for a refurbishment when they sent the B10BLE'S to be honest, they're around the same age, and the Urban90's were horrific for years, at least the B10's have always had decent seating! 

I remember being on one of the Y-reg Lowlanders on an X21 while it was still at Ashington (covering for a Sapphire), and we were going around the roundabout at Bedlington, when there was a massive cracking noise, it honestly sounded like the top deck was just going to slide off...

(23 Aug 2015, 10:01 am)NK53 TKT wrote I love them and I disagree I especially like 7438

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I am very cautious

(23 Aug 2015, 10:01 am)NK53 TKT wrote I love them and I disagree I especially like 7438

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I am very cautious

(23 Aug 2015, 10:04 am)mb134 wrote 7438 was late literally every time I ever got it, seem to recall it was pretty unreliable as well, a truly horrible vehicle, each to their own though

(23 Aug 2015, 10:04 am)Jimmi wrote I used to like them but they are now old, battered, slow and pretty unreliable and I hope there's plans to get rid of them at Belmont as they are total sheds in 2015.

(23 Aug 2015, 10:03 am)mb134 wrote Amen to that!

I can't understand why Arriva didn't send them for a refurbishment when they sent the B10BLE'S to be honest, they're around the same age, and the Urban90's were horrific for years, at least the B10's have always had decent seating! 

I remember being on one of the Y-reg Lowlanders on an X21 while it was still at Ashington (covering for a Sapphire), and we were going around the roundabout at Bedlington, when there was a massive cracking noise, it honestly sounded like the top deck was just going to slide off...

(23 Aug 2015, 10:13 am)Jimmi wrote Probably because they spend so much money just trying to keep them on the road.

Think one of Belmont's examples got a re-trim, think it was 7442 which I had the misfortune of riding on the X24 to the MetroCentre. So slow and it made awful noises.

Even though most they are older I hope that the ALX400s stay in service longer than the Lowlander's as they are so much nicer, would love 7477/7478 back at Belmont.

(23 Aug 2015, 10:15 am)NK53 TKT wrote I think 7442 makes a lovely noise