(29 May 2016, 11:31 am)South Tyne Lad wrote CheersI love it when a Pulsar turns up, Less gears = More thrash
Second best on there has to be the Stagecoach E300s ( Not the MAN Chassis ones ) for pretty much the same reason, Though the E300s come first for comfort!
I feel that Pulsars would be a better allocation when the route gets Branded jointly with Stagecoach, Omnictiys would've been better on the X16 though.
4660-4662 and 4664 need a big internal refresh, I like Arriva MAX ones but I really LOVE the GNE ones that were on the 19. The issue with these Arriva ones is that the seats are falling apart they are dirty and don't sound great.
I have only once had a Stagecoach E300 and it was last summer when 24119 turned up, the driver thrashed it but it was silent, and for me at least it has big firm seats. The pulsars I find are not suited to long distance which is something the omnicities are suited for, as for the X16 I think that 1408 and 1411 aren't a bad choice but I reckon you'll get a headache if you're on one for too long. One positive though of 1408 and 1411 being allocated is more MPDs for me on the 55, a service I use at least twice a week
as for omnicities they would be good on the 46 in Durham but at Jesmond the 85/685 is really the only option, which I wouldn't mind if they had a refurbishment. I just get annoyed on the rare event they go on the 52 or 55