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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(18/02/2013 11:37)R874 ERE Wrote:  Try telling the drivers that! There are a few good ones though but they are few and far between. Unfortunatly i'm stuck with the cadets day in day out on the 418/9 and then again on the 487 - the 418/9 service has improved quite considerably since the darts left. Bad ones are 2416,2418,2421,2426,2427,2429,2434,2437,2439,2441,2442. Good ones are 2431,2435,2436,2438. The rest are ok! One of my personal favourites is the ex selwyns one, although last time i had it the exhaust seemed to be having issues.

Don't forget though, could always be worse... it could be a DAF V-ENC or a Y-KNF/KBU!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: what drivers think of buses doesn't bother me at all. Ultimately I'm paying for the privilege while they're getting paid to be there - it's the passengers that matter. The Cadets I've mentioned are all good riders and to me there is no way 2418 can be considered worse than the likes of 2437, 2447 and 2449 which are poor examples of the time, plain and simple. This comes from the passenger standpoint, i.e. its cleanliness, turn of speed and most importantly ride quality.

The Myllenniums I agree are significantly poorer - 2451, 2456 and 2461 are appalling - but the V-ENCs are quite nice from my experience. A couple are crashy but there are some excellent examples of these.