Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

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RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
I had the usual venture out to Liverpool and Birkenhead today, this is what I rode:

6 Huyton to Liverpool (7612) - This was generally average. It rattled a bit, and was a tad on the sluggish side. And we waited 15 minutes at Edge Lane for a new driver, due to the driver going past the temporary changeover point... He was a nice fella though! There were some cheery passengers who were taking the mick towards the back when we finally pulled away, with a number of people on the bus shouting "Wheyyy" as we pulled off :P

71 Liverpool to Birkenhead (First 60112) - This was excellent! I really wanted to ride an Ultralow, due to them being my favourite bus type. This bus barely rattled, and sounded nice (not as nice as a P-HEM though!)

1 Birkenhead to Liverpool (First 60055) - This was the same as 60112 really! Just a slower driver, quite depressing through the tunnel to be honest...

15 Liverpool to West Derby Road (3061) - This was fantastic! Great kickdown in parts, and barely rattling whilst doing so!

61 Old Swan to West Derby Village (4028) - Quite nice. It was relatively fast, and rattles were to a minimum. Interior was scruffy though, with a lot of Speke B7 seats on the bottom deck.

13 West Derby Village (2407) - Very poor. It rattled, crashed and banged all the way and vibrated in idle. It was fast though.

472 Liverpool to Birkenhead (4000) - Quite nice. It was fast, and hardly rattled at all. By far the best of the three President's!

407 Birkenhead to Liverpool (4203) - The same as previous weeks really, rattly, loud and generally awful.

8 Liverpool to Huyton (2204) - Fantastic! It was the same driver who I had on 2202 a few weeks back (although he did come off at GL), so there was plenty of speed! And, the only evident rattles were from the side blind panel and the cab door.