New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

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RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
Oh you'll be waiting a while for your 33 then I can guess, that's a shame.

St Helens getting the Solo SRs I think is a decent move from Arriva. Having sampled the 33 recently, it was quite quiet, and the bus on the service (1057 before it got withdrawn) was struggling with Sutton Manor turns on the estate.

The 35A - 676 was on this service and was an absolute pleasure down the tighter back streets towards the junction station - very little fuss and it was quite nimble.

Also bearing in mind that the Solo SRs hardly lose any seats when compared to a current Dart at SH (if the Optare max capacity of 37 is specified) then there's nothing wrong with them - plus with the astronomical fuel economy benefits a Solo SR would bring being on a local route, rather than running something larger like a Renown on one, then they're winners in my book.

Alright, they're hardly the motorised equivalent of Kelly Brook in terms of looks, but no bus is.