Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's

[mathias]

RE: Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's
My last ride on an MTL Palatine?

Shocked to see 3313 (R313 WVR) pull into stand 2, Queen Square, Saturday on 78-HALEWOOD as I thought this had been withdrawn.
Well you've gotta ride it haven't you?...

It actually seems a bit rougher since leaving Bootle for Speke with a noisier-sounding engine.
Red MTL seats up (and down) stairs, no tree defender bar, nasty brown paint chips on those bright green grab poles, and dark green mildew growing around the black window rubbers and onto the glass. Ugh! Not nice! Proof that this bus has been in storage for an excessively long time??


I'm actually surprised Merseytravel don't seem to mind a 14-and-a-half-year-old decker with a step entrance using one of their bus stations, and it occurs to me that only 3332 is the only other decker still with steps??

3313 could certainly do with a good clean-up. Another one for Ellie Rose of Hull perhaps?