Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Saturday's 10 allocations were 4493, 4494, 4497, 4498, 4500 and 4502.

Had a go on two of the hybrids and was actually quite disappointed. They don't stack up against the EcoCitys for me in terms of ride quality and turn of speed. 4502 in particular was very poor considering how new it is, complete with a loud knocking sound downstairs and a crashy, noisy ride. 4497 was considerably better, but the upstairs CCTV camera was bashing against the front row of seats over rougher roads. It was smoother than 4502 and didn't squeak anywhere near as much. Generally, I found Stagecoach's Enviro400 hybrids to be better (both 10 and 62 plated examples).