Arriva North West - Southport Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Southport Depot
The former CNG Darts are also unusual in that they still retain the gearboxes, and gear selectors, that they had when they were gas-powered.

I have to say that I won't really miss them. I never drove them once they had been converted to conventional diesel power, but have ridden them several times and haven't really been impressed. As CNG-powered vehicles they weren't really that great as I recall, being fairly sluggish (I remember throwing 6248 in one day as it was dangerously slow) and prone to smelling of the gas that they were powered by. They also had an alarming tendency to go 'bang'! I acknowledge that they are unique buses on Merseyside, probably in the country, but I really won't miss them.