well I went on one today and it’s just confirmed my opinion of them. I know I am very much in the minority here but overall they seem awful. They is hardly any seats at the front which will cause issues especially on the longer distance journeys like the 36 when elderly and disabled need the seats. The seats themselves didn’t seem very comfortable especially with the hard backs. Not many windows that can be opened either.

They is one or two things I did like though, the bell on the seats is a good idea as means not having to get up and reaching over to ring it. The charger ports on the back of the seats also work at least for now ( we will see how long that will last). They is also a better destination screen which does seem to update information such as diversions.
Overall though while they are good for the likes of the 57/58 52 68 etc due to the size and the layout of the bus as well as the seats I personally don’t think they are suitable for busier services. I know a lot of you will disagree and especially one person can’t wait to get rid of the other buses and wants every service to be these but I am dreading having to do a full journey on the 36 on one of these, I prefer the Mans and Enviro 300s over these.