DartSLF Opinions 2013

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RE: DartSLF Opinions 2013

(27/12/2013 18:38)KU02 YUH Wrote:  I've created this thread as I'm interested in people's opinions on certain aspects of the bus industry in 2013 - and I'm sure that others will be, too. Unlike last year, this isn't an award ceremony (which was a failure due to people having varying opinions, hence the different approach this year).

The questions are as follows - if you have a few minutes to spare, please answer them with a reason to back-up your answer:
1 - Who was the best company of the year?
2 - Who was the worst company of the year?
3 - What bus(es) were the best delivery to a company of the year?
(This includes new and old buses to a company/depot that may have already been in use!)
4 - What withdrawn bus(es) were the hardest goodbye from a company of the year?
(This includes new and old buses that left a company/depot, even if they're still in use elsewhere!)
5 - Which bus(es) looked the smartest during the year?
6 - What was the rarest sighting of the year?
7 - What was the biggest surprise in the industry of the year?
8 - What was the biggest disappointment in the industry of the year?
9 - What bus was the best during the year?
10 - What bus was the worst during the year?

Like myself, some people may not wish to post their opinions until the end of the year as there's still time for things to change. There's no deadline, as such, but it'd be nice if those who wish to participate could do so by the end of January 2014.

similar to what we do every year, I was thinking about this the other day so you have beaten me to it.

1. A kind of token choice as nobody really stands out, but just about stagecoach for their rapid replacement of older vehicles after the first takeover.
2. Worst company has to be Impera really, mainly for their constant chopping and changing of services, can't have helped their demise.
3. Best Delivery, has to be stagecoaches investments in new vehicles following the first takeover, just about count as 2013.
4. Withdrawn Buses, has to be the R-WVR olympians really from Arriva.
5. Stagecoaches nearly always look tidy, but those Arriva cross-river Gemini's take the prize.
6. Rarest sighting, has to be a tidy cumfybus old shaped solo.
7. Biggest surprise, the return of Arriva 7674 after marshalls had already began to be withdrawn.
8. Biggest disappointment in the industry, if it counts it has to be the suspension of bus lanes in Liverpool, a truly ludicrous decision in most cases made by a mayor that has not idea what he is doing.
9. Best bus is a good one, for me it has to be enviro 400, 4415 this is an absolute flyer.
10. Worse bus, well temptation would lead to a marshall, but no too easy, so probably dart 2244, a truly awful ride from a bus that hasn't been here on merseyside for that long. It beats 2216 and that takes some doing.