Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Decided to venture up to Warrington today to get a ride on the 6 and see if Fairbrothers had any Palatine's out, this is what I rode:

6 Huyton to Warrington (2717) - I was happy to see this turn up as I haven't rode it for a while. It was quite nice actually, the driver was fast and floored it through Cronton (only to be stopped by some stupid Tractor in the middle of the road...) Worthy of note is that it was desperate to get P&P, the interior was full of mix and match seat cushions and the interior was, to put it simply, past it's best.

A nice one hour spotting in Warrington.

6 Warrington to Liverpool (7623) - I was gutted when this turned up with a slow driver at the wheel, and surely that's what it was... A slow ride. Oddly, the driver floored it through Cronton (the best bit!) only to slow down again once we reached Tarbock Island! 7623 itself wasn't a bad bus, the engine sounded absolutely fantastic but it was let down by a 7671 style rattly window and idle vibration.

437 Liverpool to Birkenhead (4414) - I decided to go to Birkenhead despite being absolutely drained. 4414 was great, the only rattles I could find was the cab screen. Sadly, it was let down by a slow driver.

410 Birkenhead to Liscard (2451) - As far as a Myllenium goes, this was pretty good. Rattles were pretty much non-existent but the suspension was quite hard so it felt every bump and jerk in the road. The engine was nothing exciting.

433 Liscard to Liverpool (4402) - Not bad at all. Comfortable, fast and it sounded good. Need I say more?

8 Liverpool to Huyton (2310) - By this point I just wanted to go home, I was absolutely knackered! So I boarded this heap of a bus. It seems to have developed an annoying window rattle since last time I rode it, taking away the only good point about the bus, the solid ride... It seems to have had some work done though as it's a little faster than last time I rode it, and the engine sounds stronger too.