(22 Jul 2017, 9:59 pm)mb134 wrote I quite like that, the light blue wrap around at the front looks rather smart imo.
Looks better on a single-deck than a double-deck, and agree that the light blue wrap on the front is a significant improvement, but beyond the swoosh, it isn't very easy on the eye. Even the swoosh itself isn't a nice round one.
(22 Jul 2017, 10:36 pm)Jimmi wrote In regards to Andreos' post above (stupid Tapatalk app won't quote the post).
I ain't a massive fan of the E200, especially more recent ones, rode a Stephensons of Easingwold old style E200 66 plate on Moorsbus a few months back and the rattles and shaking of panels from the back of the bus was Irritating (even when the bus was in motion), also rode a Stagecoach Yorkshire E200 MMC on the 22x from Barnsley to Rotherham and it sounded like it was plagued with mice as it was squeaking pretty much constantly.
Although it wasn't the smoothest, I still thought E400 MMC 7544 which I had back to Newcastle offered a more comfortable ride than the StreetDeck I got from Durham to Newcastle on the GNE X21 (was quieter too). Video of 7544: https://youtu.be/vz3zyNkX6rI
The Enviro 200MMC is horrible in comparison to the Enviro 400MMC - I don't understand how they could deliver so many improvements to the traditional Enviro 400 with the MMC, but they couldn't do this for the Enviro 200?
Start/stop technology is horrible on Enviro 400MMCs. I recently rode one of Arriva Yorkshire's new ones from Castleford back to Leeds, and my head was done in. The Enviro 400MMC is, naturally, quite loud, then when it goes deathly silent while pulled up at a bus stop and then starts again, it only highlights how much noise the bus is truly making (rattles, engine, etc), paired with a flicker of the interior lights at every stop.
The older Enviro 400MMCs definitely seem to be smoother and more comfortable than any of the newer ones. Whilst I had no major preference between the StreetDeck and the Enviro 400MMC, the StreetDeck will win every time now, against a start/stop Enviro 400MMC. In my opinion; traditional Enviro 400MMCs and StreetDecks were largely the same from a passenger perspective, and the customer experience was entirely dependent on how the bus has been spec'd by the operator in build.