Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
I went out today to hunt down the GL loan bus 7557. This is what I rode:

6 Huyton to Liverpool (2718) - This was nice. Held a good turn of speed and didn't rattle. It did have the fan on, which was annoying. Worthy of note was it's fanbelt squealed a fair few times, just like the old B10B's.

407 Liverpool to Birkenhead (4200) - OK. It vibrated in idle, but sounded nice compared to the other examples.

437 Birkenhead to Liverpool (4416) - Great! It was very fast, kicking down a lot. Only grudges are a really annoying seat towards the back which possessed the most annoying rattle in idle.

10B Liverpool to Sheil Road (2994) - Having just missed 7557 on Victoria Street, I decided to get whatever came first to attempt to beat it to Sheil Road. 2994 was OK, it was solid compared to other Pulsar's but had clearly had it's revs turned down/in safe mode.

26 Sheil Road to Liverpool (7557) - This came minutes after getting off 2994. What a let down it was! The engine sounded nice, and that's where the praise ends. It rattled violently, with the biggest headache coming from the rear axle. I'm not sure if this was the driver, but it also seemed incredibly sluggish.

437 Liverpool to Birkenhead (4038) - Pretty poor. It was sluggish, but wasn't rattly. Stank of burning as well.

407 Birkenhead to Liverpool (4141) - Fantastic! It was very fast, kicking down a lot. It didn't rattle at all, which was great!

13 Liverpool to West Derby Road (2964) - Awful! It rattled a lot, but seemed to be a fast bus off the line. Was let down by an incredibly slow driver though, an amazing 20MPH down West Derby Road...

18 West Derby Road to Liverpool (2954) - Fantastic! It absolutely flew, and the kickdown was fantastic! It was solid for a Pulsar, rattles were there but not too intrusive.

8 Liverpool to Huyton (2313) - Quite nice. It was a tad sluggish off the line, other than that I couldn't fault it really!