Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Had the usual trip out today, this is what I rode:

6 Huyton to Liverpool (2202) - What a shed. The rattles were un-bearable, with the whole bus rattling and shaking over the smallest of potholes. The engine sounded awful and the gears slipped, but it was quite fast.

472 Liverpool to Birkenhead (34254) - Quite nice. The engine sounded excellent, didn't sound as good as 34255 but still good. The driver was fast, and rattles were to a minimum.

2 Birkenhead to Liverpool (61514) - Excellent. The engine sounded fantastic, it held a good turn of speed through the tunnel and rattles were non-existent.

13 Liverpool to West Derby Road (7619) - Fantastic. The engine sounded fantastic, and it didn't half shift down West Derby Road. The only problem on this bus is the violent rattling, but to be honest the engine and speed sort of makes up for it.

68 West Derby Road to Green Lane depot (2236) - Awful. The engine was loud, the body was rattly and the brakes were awful.

68 Green Lane depot to West Derby Road (2217) - Not too bad. The engine was quite poor, but it wasn't as rattly as 2236 and the brakes were bearable.

18 West Derby Road to Liverpool (3072) - Quite nice. The engine sounded excellent, but it was quite rattly and the entire journey was ruined by an incredibly slow driver.

487 Liverpool to Birkenhead (2428) - Quite poor. It was slow, loud and rattly but the engine sounded quite nice.

2 Birkenhead to Liverpool (60119) - Fantastic! The bus sounded fantastic, and the driver certainly got a move on through the tunnel. Rattles were, once again, non-existent.

7 Liverpool to Huyton (2202) - I couldn't be bothered waiting 20 minutes for the 8 (yeah, the 8 turned short again -_-) so I boarded this heap again. Same as before, but interestingly it couldn't find its gears up Brownlow Hill and was constantly slipping.