Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

(30/10/2015 19:42)Dentonian Wrote:  I had my first ride on a Sapphire bus (2932) this lunch time to get to the back of the MRI. I have to say that I was totally underwhelmed! The seating is, if anything, less comfy than the seats it replaces and he interior seemed slightly dark. There was a blank tv screen fitted - don't know what that's for! And the driver couldn't even raise a grunt, never mind a smile or a word to any passengers. That bit was in sharp contrast to the last pre-Sapphire trip on the 130, when the driver was involved in friendly banter with a (regular?) passenger who kept dropping her shopping bag off the edge of the seat.

The T.V is for the Next Stop Announcements,of the 3 Sapphire 130s i`ve traveled on,none of the have been working,i`m guessing they still need to record them first (Go North East had the same problem recently when they got there new Optare Solos for IngiGO) I Agree with you over the seats,i don`t understand why operators seem to be switching to E-Leather so much,in Winter the seats are awfully cold & you slide off them!