Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
They are also weak and sluggish like the also rubbish vdl pulsar junk

Their rubbish gearbox changes the gears far too soon meaning the drivers are constantly kicking down the gears to get them up to road speed which also has an effect on the timings of any routes they are put on.

I have had a few journeys on them and whenever I have asked drivers how they doing, the reply often comes back as " would be a lot better if I had a decent vehicle, these things a **** ".

A lot of drivers I have spoken to wish the management would get rid of them and acquire some better vehicles with more gears similar to the hybrid deckers which have a high and low range each with 6 or 7 gears.