(10 May 2016, 8:11 pm)Jimmi wrote Yes, I had a ride on it this afternoon. From a normal passengers point of view, the bus was alright, wasn't too many rattles and rode reasonably well. The seats in this demonstrator however (shown below) were really uncomfortable, if you get this, sit at the back if possible.
Go North East: 9101 / SK65PWV by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr
Also in regards to people saying about comparing it to the Solo SR's, this is larger than the Solo SR's, this has a maximum seating capacity of 37, so especially as it's currently being trialled on the 82/82A makes me think that they are looking at potential replacements for the Cadet's/Merit's as they are roughly the same in terms of size.
They look like bleeding deckchair seats!
Actually look worse than someone's beloved Urban 90s. At least they make up in grippiness and moulding for what they lack in padding (except on ANE's E200s, where they also lack grip and are extra extra hard - the old Lowlander ones are much less uncomfortable.)