(06 Aug 2014, 8:10 pm)tyresmoke wrote I went on 7526 and 7528 yesterday and they were both decent machines, capable of running an express style service. I think someone has history in disliking E400s anyway.

I'm not necessarily saying it's the bus! All buses take time to break in. The CC B9TL's felt a bit 'delayed' when they first went into service back in Februrary.