Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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(10/06/2012 08:30)K853 MTJ Wrote:  Arriva 2263 X263 OBN
Service 68 from Wavertree Clock to County Road
Brilliant! I have been wanting to ride one of this batch for ages and I was chuffed to see this coming down the road towards me. There was a few rattles, not least from the aisle seat on the very bad seats on the offside, but that didn't distract away from the vehicles exceptionally good engine! The seats were also very comfortable, however I think polish and promote would brighten the vehicles interior and exterior appearance no end.

One thing that Bootle's ALX200s are good for is their speed (they do have great engines).

(10/06/2012 08:30)K853 MTJ Wrote:  Arriva 2218 X218 ANC
Service 311 to Queen Square Bus Station
I almost cried when this turned up as I let a Marshall on the 68 go past. However Im very glad I got this, this is by far and away the best X-ANC I have ever been on bar none. It was far superior to examples I have rode at St Helens and Green Lane. The engine sounded brilliant with a nice whiney gearbox, which together produced some great kickdown heading into town. The interior was bright and from were I was sitting, clean and vandalism free. The seat was surprisingly comfy, which just goes to show with a bit of padding, Urban90s are actually quite nice sometimes! Overall an exceptional vehicle which I would go out of my way to ride again!

2218 is a really good bus now; it used to be one of the worst due to its different gearbox! Its gearbox seems to have been changed when it went through "P&P", however I don't think that it's a new one as it still doesn't always drop down into three when on four like they're supposed to do. Gear three is great though as it can pick up lots of speed on it with a good driver! It's an excellent machine for the 311 on the hills through Skelmersdale!