Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Have to agree to an extent CX54, Paladins did throw you about somewhat, the Solos are in a different league for ride. However, the spotter in me says that the Paladins were far superior buses! They may have shaked rattled and rolled their way along, but with that hellfire Scania/ZF combination, it made any journey an enjoyable one with a fast driver, and you'd get to wherever you needed to go a few minutes early, allowing for time to nip into the nearest pharmacy to drug yourself up in order to settle your headache and motion sickness! The Solos are a massive leap forward, nobody could argue about that even if they are a little on the small side, the Scania's usable life had come to an end when it comes to passenger carrying service. Says something about the engine and gearbox though when you consider they were chopped out of pretty much every single Scania that was sold as a complete unit (Barring 1051 and 5309 obviously) to be exported for further use!