Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Headed out to try the now Green Lane 68 service, this is what I rode:

6 Huyton to Liverpool (2718) - Same as last week, OK but nothing to rave about. Was fast though!

472 Liverpool to Birkenhead (4077) - This was OK. Was quite fast, but rattled a lot for a DLA.

407 Birkenhead to Liverpool (4408) - Quite nice. Hardly rattled, and had nice kickdown.

12 Liverpool to West Derby Road (2313) - Average. It seemed a tad sluggish, and has developed a rear window rattle which seems to plague a lot of Darts.

68 West Derby Road to Old Swan (7664) - I was very surprised to see this turn up. It was a very fast bus, but god was it rattly.

68 Old Swan to West Derby Road (2229) - Oh God, the dreaded 2229... What a dire bus that is, rattly, and by far the loudest bus i've ever rode (way louder than 7671.) The only praise I can find in this shed is the speed, it is a fast bus.

15 West Derby Road to Liverpool (3067) - Great! It's one of the most solid Pulsars i've ever rode, barely rattling at all. It's also very fast.

437 Liverpool to Birkenhead - (4406) A shadow of it's former self. This used to be a great, fast and rattle free bus. Now, it rattles violently as doesn't feel as fast as it used to be. Driver maybe?...

437 Birkenhead to Liverpool (4400) - Fantastic! It had great kickdown, held a great turn of speed and didn't rattle.

8 Liverpool to Huyton (7614) - Pretty poor. It was sluggish, rattly and the brakes were eardrum bursting.

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