Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(16/05/2015 08:45)Dentonian Wrote:  I'm trying to recall now - with so few of these left. Are the X-reg batch the last with bench seats, or the first with individual seats? Notwithstanding, I've said before (though moreso to do with First), that its a shame that decent padded seats from old buses could not be kept to replace worn or just moulded plastic seats in newer buses. Certainly, I wasn't impressed with three of the Stagecoach buses I was on yesterday. It was almost as if someone had gone through the fleet and removed padding over the last few days. 19334 is just a heap all round; very rattly. 19277 was structurally stronger, but could also do with re-upholstering. Even 17006 (all day 205/6 working) required a seat change to get a comfy one. Much prefer 17002/10.

I agree fully regarding what you said with the Seats, we had the same debate at some point about Arriva in Merseyside as the older Pointer Darts had the nicer Bench Seats compared to the new examples with Urban 90 Seats