Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(23/01/2015 09:15)joe_alker Wrote:  I always found the S---BWC batch most comfortable out of the ex-London vehicles; 18110/1 are the most comfortable buses I've been on for a while; 17612 is still at Hyde Road but is supposed to be having it's upperdeck seats reattached as they seem to be falling off, which is a H&S problem. 17613 after it's refurb before it went to Magic Bus was the best bus in the fleet though.

The S/BWC ones arnt too bad given their age. Bench seating is fine but sometimes it's like playing the lottery and you end up on a seat where the lower cushion is loose or completly detached from the frame - a lot of AZ's S/T reg MANs were prone to this when you got on at afternoon peak.
When I mentioned ex London Tridents I actually meant the ones that were converted just before the 2012 Olympics. The seating on them is just horrendous although the straight staircase is a plus.

Nice to hear 17612 is getting a refurb. Last time I was on it a couple of seats were patched up with tape so it's long over due an internal tidy up.