(12 Sep 2022, 12:03 pm)wibblejunior wrote Looks like the entire batch of DK55 cadets had that interior when they were new. https://flic.kr/p/g4rowi
More vehicles with that interior include:
Arriva the Shires KE55 Solars: https://www.flickr.com/photos/faversham-...5Y-2majHgF
Arriva Southern Counties Darts
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gbbuspics/...y4E-iKSxmP https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesexcel...Dn-2n8pFYm
Arriva Southern Counties B7TL/ALX400s
https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745602@N...7kh-eFSJ7T
Arriva Midlands Commanders and Geminis
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135481234@...qoL-e5tBtM
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksu461/126...BM-29vHNxf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdan1402...zbt-zM28ZQ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bens_trans...EF7-nCQ2Es
(12 Sep 2022, 12:23 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Indeed - Runcorn was the next area after Durham to go 'Operation Overdrive' with 42 VDL SB120/Wright Cadets (along with a few refurbished Scania N113CRL/Wright Pathfinders), the majority of the Cadets carrying 'Strider' branding for the Runcorn network. North West, unlike North East, retrimmed their vehicle during repaints so their entire batch of Cadets gained the 2009 'Blue Block' moquette when they were repainted into interurban livery.
Ah interesting, didn't realise so many buses were ordered under Overdrive, thought it was only 3 operating areas. Knew Medway had a few, then Liverpool and Durham. Didn't realise there were others aswell.
(12 Sep 2022, 9:14 pm)V514DFT wrote I know the 08 plate Solo's have a pretty miserable interior
It doesn't help half of them haven't had a penny spent on them in their lifetime. The Ashington 5 were in absymal state, never been on a bus where the door wasn't attached to the floor as the bar had corroded right through. Minibuses at Arriva always do seem to have a hard life as the majority of the Darts (few were done in Redcar) and the Metroriders before them were exactly the same.