(10/04/2026 07:30)MTL0201 Wrote:  I caught the 310 from Skelmersdale to Liverpool yesterday, even though there was a 375 [which i caught from Wigan] a few minutes ahead, plenty of people were using it, half of which stayed on the bus through Ormskirk.

Oh, & inspite of the usual diversions because of the National Meeting at Aintree, & roadworks on Dunnings Bridge Road/Park Lane, which traffic was a crawl to get through [& catching what felt like every set of traffic lights on red, which felt like they were on red for an age], the bus ended up being 8 minutes late on arrival at Queen Square.

Whilst i'm here, i find the ex Luton Evora's weird, as the are fitted with fabric seats, rather than the standard e-leather seats that is favoured by the big groups.

(11/04/2026 08:43)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I rode one in Luton at Easter 2023 and agreed it seemed unusual.

I plan to ride an indigenous one in Liverpool this summer. I am concerned in case these are cascaded away from the area early due to franchising. They could for example be replaced prematurely by Pulsars off St Helens and Birkenhead.

(11/04/2026 17:57)Olympian2100 Wrote:  Those ex-Luton Evoras are ex-dealer stock, hence the non-standard Arriva seating.

I doubt if Arriva would want to trade 72 & 25 reg buses for ones that are older at this moment in time.