DartSLF Opinions 2013

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RE: DartSLF Opinions 2013
1 - Who was the best company of the year?
Halton Transport. - After a few years of shortening services, 2013 launched a highly successful change to the 26/26A that was much needed, altering the 62 to serve Hough green was another good move that suited passenger demand and after a few weeks of various buses on school contracts, they provided the right capacity of vehicles for the services, including duplication on service 43 Runcorn > Cronton bound.
2 - Who was the worst company of the year?
Impera without a doubt. - Stories of legends tell of a bus that once arrived on time, if at all.
3 - What bus(es) were the best delivery to a company of the year?
Not much to choose from here, but I do like the SR's used by Cumfybus and HTL, even if they are a bit too small for most routes they're used on.
4 - What withdrawn bus(es) were the hardest goodbye from a company of the year?
Call me crazy, but I do miss the DLA's, they certainly had "something", some even had acceleration!
5 - Which bus(es) looked the smartest during the year?
Peoplebus, their new livery seems to compliment everything!
6 - What was the rarest sighting of the year?
Arriva 2247 on the 79?, Halton #20 on the 14A, #57 on the 44 (pre-Septmeber)
7 - What was the biggest surprise in the industry of the year?
Classicbus starting their X70, and then getting into operating problems.
8 - What was the biggest disappointment in the industry of the year?
The launch of the Streetdeck. In my opinion they've somehow made the Gemini 2 look worse.
9 - What bus was the best during the year?
I've always liked Halton #30 due to it's powerful gearbox and surprising acceleration, I would certainly crown it the king of the batch on speed alone, but internally it doesn't smell of "Au de Halton Transporté" (damp).
10 - What bus was the worst during the year?
I don't really have anything for this one. Possibly Arriva 2557, it's off the road more than on and known for its overheating and various breakdowns