(17 Mar 2023, 8:12 pm)Storx wrote Not sure but it was one of the Arriva Jesmond minibus routes that was the problem so assuming it was on the 55 somewhere, not sure where though mind.


It's where the body whacks the road basically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js06omVwCUU - There's one doing it there in Sutton In Ashfield.

I know there was problems with them in Aberdeen aswell, seems the frontend overhang is quite long - much longer than a Dart from looking at them.

Speaking of buses grounding out, I was on the X15 to Alnwick the other week and overhead a driver mentoring a new recruit say to them that the 72 plate batch of E400MMCs (this is what we had on this journey) seem more prone to grounding when turning off Tower Lane onto Clayport Street in Alnwick than the previous batch, a horrible noise followed which was sure enough grounding occurring. *this didn't occur on another journey that day however, so may also be a case of how you turn out of that junction*

Do worry that there could be grounding issues with the E200MMCs if Darlington are planning on allocating them to the DalesBus 831 this summer.