Arriva North East

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RE: Arriva North East

(18/03/2015 15:00)Gillmoss 0324 Wrote:  Did a few Northumbria area vehicles in Newcastle over the weekend. Did a Sapphire Enviro400 on the X21 and was surprised the upper deck seating was refurb’d Estaban Civic’s rather than the coach seated type the Cmryu ones have. Sort of a shame in a way they’ve lost their ‘Operation Overdrive’ interiors as this made them a bit unique within Arriva. Also did a ‘Max’ Gemini on the X12 which kind of seemed about the same as the Sapphire Enviro400 but all told very good stuff from Arriva. Also did the B5 Gemini’s and Streetlite’s on the 306/308 CoastLiner routes too. Again good IMO but I was surprised the B5 Gemini’s had moquette seating rather than the E-Leather the ANW ones have. All round good stuff.

Only the Welsh operation specify 2+1 coach-style seating upstairs - everywhere else have remained 2+2 seating for maximum capacity (same as the North East Sapphire Streetltes are 2+2 throughout while those down in the Shires are 2+1 in the low floor area).