First Manchester

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester

(07/02/2013 13:18)P528LND Wrote:  I have to agree downstairs they are comfortable, though the top deck isn't half as good. B9TLs for me are a thousand times comfier, I don't find myself slipping off seats and the suspension is less harsh, you hardly feel bumps. The B9TLs seem more powerful too.

There's an anti drive lock when the doors are open that doesn't unlock until up to 5 seconds after the doors are closed, which gets on drivers nerves. They also don't like the blind spots I've been told, due to the large columns either side of the windscreen and the small side window on the off side next to the doors being a lot shallower than the wright variants. All in all I like them from downstairs but definitely not upstairs, B9TLs however with standard moquette seats on either deck is far superior in my opinion, and having sampled both the Gemini 2s at the Oldham depot, I find the same problem with the leather seats however the ride quality is still superior.

That is my two penneth.

Also! 60230 I have just spotted on the 425, notably because I've not seen this one at Oldham yet and now I have. Is that a recent transfer?

If anyone has an up to date Citaro allocation for the Oldham depot that would be much appreciated.

The Citaros Ive spotted over past few weeks were: 60224/5/8/9/30/4/40/4/8/56