(17 Oct 2020, 10:54 pm)streetdeckfan wrote It's the first thing that stood out to me, before I even looked at the seats. Even if it is an improvement over the Citaros, which comfort wise the V3 seats definitely will be, I think most people will think it's a downgrade.
Not only are you no longer travelling in a Mercedes, but you're going from a newly refurbished bus with stylish wood effect flooring, leather seats and 'mood lighting' to having a manky old bus with tarted up seats and USB ports.
I’d tend to agree but with low tier routes it’s always going to be the case sadly.
The fine folk of South Tyneside will just have to ride the 9 or look forward to Metro replacements for a bit of class haha