(30 Jan 2023, 3:00 pm)morritt89 wrote Yes, some (maybe all?) Versas have air con pods on the cab roof (also some Solos, Drifter Streetlites and short Streetlites all have cab A/C). Long since deactivated though (im sure they claimed it was a fire risk but could be wrong). There was supposed to be a come back (due to complaints from the union) and some were repaired/had work done to them (new stickers in the cab) but they were never fixed and switched on. All the Mercs had their air con pipes cut too (20K to fix/replace according to the union).

There seems to be a good few Versas now where even the blowers at the back aren't putting any heat out. They used to be fairly consistent and heat the bus nicely, but I assume its down to maintenance priorities, and something like that being bottom of the list to fix... if it runs, it runs...

Regarding the Mercs, I don't think the air conditioning has ever been active beyond the first year or so in service. Pensioners used to complain about the buses being too cold all the time, so off it went and the windows were unlocked.