Chaserider

[Bob]

To get "newer" buses it requires money which no one has. Be greatful they actually put a bus on there even it is small. Better than no bus at all

Yes an often 2 hourly service is a godsend when a 26 seat solo arrives after a long wait 🤣

[spacecowboy150]

didnt say it was - try relying on the 826 828 like some of us have to!!  a 64 plate 'door forward solo' isnt really investment in some up to date vehicles is it really

aren't metrocities way longer than solos

[EK40]

aren't metrocities way longer than solos

yeah the metrocity is the versa replacement lol
the solo replacement is just the solo SR

[BN]

A lot of negative comments on here, so thought I'd post my experience.
60 from Lichfield to cannock, had 639, on time, decent driver, etc.
3 from Cannock to Norton canes, had 1 or 2 (the white one) again, on time, decent run
All seemed OK to me fro the day.

[solonightrider]

To get "newer" buses it requires money which no one has. Be greatful they actually put a bus on there even it is small. Better than no bus at all

well it would help having a reliable service that turns up when timetabled, to take said monies ? Lost revenue must be horrendous on this line of interurban busy services - with all the no shows. But im just a paying customer so obviously dont really matter by all accounts.

[solonightrider]

A lot of negative comments on here, so thought I'd post my experience.
60 from Lichfield to cannock, had 639, on time, decent driver, etc.
3 from Cannock to Norton canes, had 1 or 2 (the white one) again, on time, decent run
All seemed OK to me fro the day.

639 is a new vehicle and the 3's get the better vehicles too so it would be expected to run smoothly - 74 /826 /828 is the problem vehicle dumping route of late.

I did travel from Stafford [826] last Saturday late afternoon and it was 639 and it is a lovely bus and ideal for interurban routes , cannot say the same on the outward journey though!!! dear me!! 

I actually feel sorry for the drivers tbh presented with 'certain' allocations and grief off joe public for missing buses etc, they can only work with what they are provided.  There was quite a lot of positive comments to the driver on that 826 on the choice of nice new clean warm vehicle too, so just goes to show folk do notice.

[Bob]

A lot of negative comments on here, so thought I'd post my experience.
60 from Lichfield to cannock, had 639, on time, decent driver, etc.
3 from Cannock to Norton canes, had 1 or 2 (the white one) again, on time, decent run
All seemed OK to me fro the day.

1 of those two has had the 4 new vehicles, the other has to be euro 6 i think. Mightve been better doing a comparison with the 74 say and 826 828

[Bob]

Anyone know if the 70 now has to be euro 6? Could explain the slightly better buses on there of late. Thank god 132 , which was a regular on it, has gone. Stank of mould that bus did

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Anyone know if the 70 now has to be euro 6? Could explain the slightly better buses on there of late. Thank god 132 , which was a regular on it, has gone. Stank of mould that bus did

Still can use anything. They have an exemption to not use Euro 6 buses on it

[Bob]

Still can use anything. They have an exemption to not use Euro 6 buses on it

Is it only till a certain date?

[Capitalpotter]

didnt say it was - try relying on the 826 828 like some of us have to!!  a 64 plate 'door forward solo' isnt really investment in some up to date vehicles is it really

Didn't know optare made a door forward solo

[Tony]

Didn't know optare made a door forward solo

Optare have never made a door forward solo

[Capitalpotter]

Optare have never made a door forward solo

I know

[solonightrider]

dear me lighten up study a solo and study a metrocity - study a versa,  basically the same body in various forms, one had a entry forward of the front wheels 'door forward' and a flat nose and dinky wheels, the other has the door set back behind the front wheels, dinky wheels and is as ugly as hell, and the other has a entry forward of the front wheels 'door forward', dinky wheels and a pointy nose oh and is also ugly as hell :-) 

[Mayfield]

Anything happened with 62 & 144