(01 Feb 2015, 11:19 am)Kuyoyo wrote 1550-73 (and 1590-600 when they all arrive) have Civic V3s with headrests
1574-89 have Civic V2s which are the same found in the Go North East examples
Also, people are seeming getting mixed up
4660-2/4 are the only Arriva North East with proper leather seats
The MAX and Sapphire vehicles plus 1574-89 have seats trimmed in e-leather - which is a man-made leather from natural leather fibre, and isn't as slippery as natural leather.
Just as I thought, then...
Headrests (as per the Civic V3s) are meant to provide additional comfort. They certainly achieve this on Go North East's Volvo B9TLs which have a fabric seat moquette. I can appreciate the refurbished ALX400s being #1 over e-leather seating, even though they're standard Civic V2(?), but can't get my head around Tommy preferring e-leather on some buses over others.
The seating on GNE's Mercs is far superior to any fabric Civic V2 seating as far as I am concerned, too.