(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...
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.