[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Had a ride on 2426 today. This bus desperately needs seeing to. I knew it was bad but not as bad as it turned out to be. The gearbox is absolutely knackered. When changing up a gear, it over-revs, goes in to neutral while grinding horribly all the way through before changing up. It continues through all gears up until gear 4 when it just really doesn't like performing at all, making a horrible noise. I didn't hear it that much as the driver must have clicked onto it as well, as he swiftly braked, making the bus change into 3rd. Changing down is no problem but changing up sounds horrible, reminiscent of a Bristol VR I went on last year when the driver couldn't get it into gear properly! Not good at all!
Also of note, 7558 was on 410s today, still battling on!