(22 Aug 2015, 8:40 pm)mb134 wrote The allocation for the 35/35a has always been older vehicles, and I don't see much wrong with what is currently on there. For what is a pretty short service time wise, roughly 20 minutes from Ashington to Morpeth, the DAF ALX400's are more than fine, pretty comfortable seats, pretty pacey, and warm, can't ask much more of a bus.
Yes, but the thing is with the 35/35a is that there's 3 buses that have WiFi and 3 buses that don't. Due to the unique way how Ashington allocate, it's impossible to avoid a non-WiFi vehicle. What I assumed would happen since 1581 got branded that the 35 would have StreetLites and the 35A the DB250s.
The ALX400s are great on the 35, if I'm on an Explorer or returning from the railway station I'll always wait for an ALX400. My mam prefers StreetLites, as they have separate spaces for pushchairs and wheelchairs.