Passengers - Bus Reviews & Opinions

[2900]

West broms 814 ADL ENVIRO 200 SHED
I spent a good 25 minutes on this pile of crap first I sat at the rear lots of annoying vibrating panels not pleasant at all, then I moved to the front the driver pointed out the cab doors on these enviro 200s are being fitted with rubber strips to stop them rattling so badly, still doesn't deal with the fact every thing else rattles so appallingly, the driver was saying the front wheels have a mind of its own very wayward. I really can't see these getting to there 10th birthday they are that bad.

From a passenger point of view a BIG PHATT ZERO

[The Real 4778]

Oh yes the delightful 814 (Dragon).  The number of times I've had this jaunty cart and it's been in the process of shaking itself to pieces.  It's like one of those exploding clown cars.

[AV4248]

Yes 814 and the rest are quite bad. One thing that makes up for their poorness is the whine that comes out of the engine, quite a few of the WB ones do that. Gives me something to smile about when I go on one anyway...

[2900]

The driver did point out 814 engine was good one,  if you think about it It's one of only hand full of parts that ADL didn't build , I,m guessing the cummins engines arrive at Guildford in a crate from there factory.

[The Real 4778]

The driver did point out 814 engine was good one,  if you think about it It's one of only hand full of parts that ADL didn't build , I,m guessing the cummins engines arrive at Guildford in a crate

...to be loaded into another crate!

[2900]

The real 4778: very amusing, that made me laugh

[CL]

Had a ride on 4081 on Thursday, on the 11. Didn't pay too much attention to the quality of the ride, as I was socialising with my friends who've come from results day.

Though, overall, I didn't notice too many hiccups on the journey, the engine sounds themselves were quite beastly, imo. Great bus, for it's age, at least - Personally, i'll be sad to see the Presidents go. I think they're beautiful buses. Well, not the bug-eyed ones. :P

[GeminiFan1991]

2214 - I don't think I'll ever come around to how these vehicles look externally and internally was a nice treat, layout looks good and clean. It was a quite smooth vehicle and I have to say it picked up speed well. Overall I'm impressed !

[Squiz1971]

2231

I caught this yesterday on an inbound 72, I like these new 200MMC's but 2231 has developed a nasty squeaking sound coming from somewhere. I was sitting around the middle of the bus sounded more like a bus a lot older than about a week or so old.

Overall 9/10 for these although my 1 minor gripe about the 4 speed voith gearboxes is that the ratio's are to me too close together especially 1st to 2nd gear. Other than that I am impressed with these buses will be glad when they are all delivered and on the road

[BU07 LGO]

2231

I caught this yesterday on an inbound 72, I like these new 200MMC's but 2231 has developed a nasty squeaking sound coming from somewhere. I was sitting around the middle of the bus sounded more like a bus a lot older than about a week or so old.

Overall 9/10 for these although my 1 minor gripe about the 4 speed voith gearboxes is that the ratio's are to me too close together especially 1st to 2nd gear. Other than that I am impressed with these buses will be glad when they are all delivered and on the road

The 400MMC's have a really short 1st gear. I think its to stop it accelerating fast and people falling over!

[The Real 4778]

People have commented frequently on the loud Gemini cooling fans.  I've got the office window open here and London Road is approx 20 metres away.  Arriva's Derby Gems can be heard ages before they pass along the old A6.

[andy41]

People have commented frequently on the loud Gemini cooling fans.  I've got the office window open here and London Road is approx 20 metres away.  Arriva's Derby Gems can be heard ages before they pass along the old A6.

As somebody who has driven buses I never thought I'd see the day I complained about them. But I now live on the 966 route and am thoroughly fed up of the Geminis cooling fans. I am pretty sure that they don't need to be roaring away quite so much of the time with better maintenance. The noise is deafening and my house is set back quite a long way off the road. When it was 68's up and down here you never noticed a bus, now we have the cooling fans of the Geminis and ALX400's on the 38 (which are nowhere near as bad). I am writing to NX as I consider it to be unacceptable.

[Ronnoc]

As somebody who has driven buses I never thought I'd see the day I complained about them. But I now live on the 966 route and am thoroughly fed up of the Geminis cooling fans. I am pretty sure that they don't need to be roaring away quite so much of the time with better maintenance. The noise is deafening and my house is set back quite a long way off the road. When it was 68's up and down here you never noticed a bus, now we have the cooling fans of the Geminis and ALX400's on the 38 (which are nowhere near as bad). I am writing to NX as I consider it to be unacceptable.

NXWM probably don't want to do anything about a bus that is over 9 years old (counting the 47XX batch too).

[andy41]

NXWM probably don't want to do anything about a bus that is over 9 years old (counting the 47XX batch too).

I'm sure they don't, but that's why there are regulations about that sort of thing. Those regulations are not only there for the tin pot cowboys.

[Squiz1971]

The 400MMC's have a really short 1st gear. I think its to stop it accelerating fast and people falling over!

Could be @BU07 LGO plus I guess I am metrobus blind as to me they had the best engine/gearbox combo though the Trident2/B7TL/ALX400 combo is good too