Heating on buses

[Barney]

Heating on buses
Now that winter is upon us, I thought that I would return to the perennial problem of heating on buses. Over the past week or so, I have travelled on several Bootle-based buses, many of which have not had working saloon heaters. This morning, with the air temperature hovering just above freezing, I travelled on 4426 (the one advertising Zoe's Place) and, as on the previous occasion, the bus was cold, damp and smelly. I know this vehicle is due for a major overhaul soon, but even with the latest batch of 15 plate Enviro400s, it's a 50-50 bet as to whether or not the bus will have working heaters.

Free Wi-Fi is all well and good, but if Arriva is serious in trying to attract new customers, surely it must recognise that it has to ensure that its vehicles are warm and clean.