(16 Mar 2014, 8:15 pm)Dan wrote If I'm honest, I was thinking more along the lines of Lothian's Airlink B9TLs. Proper leather.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27204054@N07/4907207255/
E-leather, as used in the Sapphire vehicles and Stagecoach South Shields' 19194/6/7 and 27740 (and the cab seats of modern Stagecoach and Arriva vehicles).
(16 Mar 2014, 8:13 pm)G-CPTN wrote Arriva's introduction of leather seating on the 85/685 has backfired and they are committed to replacing these with moquette!
Those leather seats are proper leather, were very worn and slippery even when at Stockton 2 years ago.