[Archive] Arriva North West - Speke Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(13/05/2013 11:03)507009 Wrote:  Quite frankly, and I don't mean any offence here, who cares if the drivers don't like them? Let's not forget they're getting paid to drive the things, while we passengers have to pay for the privilege of riding them. Ultimately, DLAs are significantly better than the R-WVRs they are replacing at Speke, and to put this into perspective, they're hugely superior to the Myllenniums.

Some of the recent arrivals from Birkenhead are beyond poor - they're right up there with the likes of the Ultralows and Marshall Darts as the worst buses I have ever ridden. Filthy, vandalised interiors, rock hard seating and truly dire ride quality. The Myllenniums are wholly unacceptable for a high-profile, city centre depot like Speke, yet their arrival was seemingly surrounded by silence. Whether they're poor to drive or not, the DLAs are light years ahead of the Myllenniums (and, for the most part, the R-WVRs) in terms of internal comfort and cleanliness, ride quality and capacity.

I agree, they are there to do their job and if they have to drive one now and then well that's life. I would be interested to see where ultralow got his information from that drivers are furious !!! at the depot getting a few of them.