Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(01/04/2017 21:56)iMarkeh Wrote:  The X1 Saph I was on yesterday was a disgrace. It made Sapphire look like a more budget brand rather than premium. Paint was rubbed off in lots of areas with patches of lighter blue, white and the Saph blue. Announcements didnt work. I didnt see any USB plugs. compared to Wales Sapphire, you would think it was ran by a complete different company not just a different garage.

The way that the interiors are repainted in the sapphire buses that have had a previous life just invites vandals to scribe things onto the paint. It's not just vandals either a lot of it can be attributed to general wear and tear. I seem to remember on some pulsars that have had an internal repaint, the paint just above the radiators seems to be quite bad. Not sure if this is down to the extremes in temperature are just down to bags and shoes rubbing against it but it just goes to show that it gets worn out quickly and doesn't really work.

In fairness it's the same case with a lot of the Sapphire buses that have been repainted internally from the standard interior. The 38 Geminis and 130 Pulsars have the same issue, and from memory so do the Sapphires at Bolton, whereas if you look at vehicles that have been Sapphire from new such as Rhyl and Chester's Enviro400s they don't generally have the problem.