DartSLF Bus Awards 2012

[Wright Eclipse]

RE: DartSLF Bus Awards 2012
with me not being in merseyside,done mine on yorkshire

1) Best company of the year?
Arriva Yorkshire - Putting 82 Brand New Buses plus starting a major referbishment program of older buses has been
amazing
2) Best effort of the year?
Once Again,Arriva Yorkshire,For the same reasons as above

3) Best delivery of the year?
Ross Travel (Pontefract)`s New Enviro 200

4) Hardest goodbye of the year?
First West Yorkshires Alexander Royales,They have served yorkshire well (even though firstbus are behind plans & some
are still in service)

5) Smartest-looking bus/buses of the year?
ADL Enviro 200 Demo YX61 DOU,fantastic bus but shame operaters dont splash the cash to get buses to the spec

6) Rarest sighting of the year?
Arriva Wright Gemini 2 On the Free City Bus,turned up this has happend about 5 times so far now

7) Surprise of the year?
YJ12 GVO,Actully well built for an optare & very smooth ride

8) Disappointment of the year?
First Leeds new B9TL,Most got vandalised within a few week & first havent taken the best care of them

9) Shed of the year?
YJ51 XSH,Too Slow for words,once got it from glossop to Huddersfield on Summer service 951,took best part of Half hour to get up Holme Moss then stuggled to get speed going on the flats