Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 23:33:12 GMT
Nov 2, 2014 15:57:05 GMT @mikejnr said:
Well, here's my list,Bus Types:
Marshall Capital. (Spot one. You'll know why.)
Scania Omnicity (Rattles too much, chairs are painful to sit on for a long time.)
09-reg Wright Gemini 2 Hybrid (Rattles too much)
Wright Gemini 3 Hybrid (I only say this because of the annoying feeling I get when the gears change. You know, that staggering feeling.)
Arriva 08-Reg Enviro400's (Hate them. Painful seats, poorly-maintained buses, very slow)
Transbus Pointers (Don't get me wrong. I like these buses, but because I'm a tall person, I hate the lack of legroom on these buses.)
Wright Cadets (Legroom as well)
All British and Irish buses Go-ahead London ordered between 2007 and 2011 (The blue lighting really p****s me off)
Optare Olympus (Lack of ligiting downstairs due to the tiny rear window)
Euro V Enviro 400 Hybrids (Take too long to reach maximum RPM)
Bus Routes:
345: Boring, dull Route in general
G1: Seriously? An hour and 10 minutes to get to Streatham? Take 319 instead, guys.
249: Boring route.
35: Abellio bought these buses at the wrong time.
25: Buses are always full, too many stops and unsatisfying passengers from Stratford towards Ilford
108: ...needs new buses.
450: long waits and full buses. as far as i'm concerned, there is no reason why this route can't have double-deck buses.
333: boring route. Also needs new buses.
109: very unnecessary route.
I also don't like the way Brixton Bus Garage mix-and-match buses on thier routes. sometimes I end up with an unrefurbished, dirty and smelly bus on a route 50. Same goes to Camberwell. I was fine with their mix-and-match behaviour until they brought unrefurbished 52-reg Wright Geminis with worn-out seats and tired interiors on their routes.
Regarding routes, I agree about the 108 and I hate the 25 but can't comment on the other routes as I don't live there. I hate the 25 so much that I travel Bow Church-Aldgate East/Whitechapel to and from school nearly everyday and I've taken the 25 no more than 10 times in the last two years. And nearly all were because I had no choice.
PS- before you ask, my second favourite bus is the NBFL. Yes, I'm one of the critically endangered NBFL lovers. If you don't mind, what do you think of the NBFL? (This issue is a little sensitive here so don't talk about it too much.)