(12 Jul 2017, 7:43 am)jamessolomon wrote Actually there Mellor Strata vehicles went to the launch on Saturday outside Macclesfield town hall. Posted pics up on my google drive for Tyresmoke to check out and can share the folder if anyone else wants to see them and it looks like pretty much sapphire geminis, the pulsars and these which make it mostly wifi on all vehicles round here Arriva wise. Shame to see the solos go but if its an upgrade in offerings on the vehicle then its an improvement.
I caught up with one of these on Northwich town services today (4700). Of the few van/bus mash-ups out there, this seems to be well executed. This is mostly due the the corporate feel added by Arriva's interior house style.
They are very much still a van up front, with glove box on the passenger side and even a floor mounted hand brake! Nimble & nippy round the estates, more noticeable than a solo or mpd.
Ran with about half of the 21 seats taken, hope there's no issues at peak times. I believe they are meant to be confined to specific routes, although at least one has strayed onto key corridor route 84, usually full size or decker operated - yikes!
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