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Came across this presentation on NX's hybrids which contains some very interesting info including:
Passenger patronage dropped when the hybrids were introduced which was attributed partly to a spike in the number of passengers vomiting!
Overall, between 2015 and 2017 the B5LH has proved more reliable than the E400H and the E400 Euro 5
Batteries are degrading and fuel consumption is going up on the E400H
The B5LH is demonstrating no battery degradation and fuel economy is better than the E400H
The 19 full electric buses due next year will be ADL E200 EVs

I bet NX wish they'd gone for all B5LH rather than the 30 E400Hs...

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere on this forum (not seen anything but apologies if it has), but looks like Wrightbus are finally turning out single deckers with the new single deck Eclipse 3 body:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/81709772@N07/33822796342/in/photostream

Looks a lot more conservative that its Gemini 3 counterpart, but smart nonetheless.

These are on the B8RLE chassis; is there an integral Wrightbus single deck equivalent of the Streetdeck planned?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/adstransportphotos/33449513930

OK - a quetion here that I guess is aimed primarily at drivers, past and present, and prompted by BC Mobile's post that there's a long waiting list to get on the Harborne rota at BC. Which rotas, at garages you currently or have previously worked at, are the best and worst to work on and why? I suspect factors like running time, layover time, areas served, clientele and buses used might all come into the equation. Is there a crappy one where all new drivers get put (I know Disco Dave didn't like the Bradford Place rota at Walsall)? Or a stand-out one which everyone wants to get on to? Would be interested to know from an outsider's perspective. Appreciate that most current drivers on this forum are at WN, PE or BC but the likes of Tony and Settlerman seem to have worked at a number of depots.