Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot
I had terrible Marshall V675 DVU (7675) yesterday afternoon on my 311 from Skelmersdale to Aintree. It was very slow off the line - maximum of about 20-MPH up every incline. It had poor suspension (a problem with most Marshalls), which resulted in many rattles on-board. Heaters on-board weren't functioning properly, either, which wasn't great in addition with the arctic weather-conditions...! Significant or not, 7675 isn't a passenger-friendly, roadworthy bus (what a shame!), although the driver did say, "it's not the bus' fault; it's the people who look after it"...