Merseyrail Rail Replacement Buses

[M113 YKC]

RE: Merseyrail Rail Replacement Buses
I managed to capture the following on the 8th:
3115 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...439793405/
4001 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...420384563/
4030 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...423551335/
4079 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...421046774/
4097 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...439782933/
4175 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...422825275/
4180 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...424003624/
4181 (non-working destinations) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...420034925/
4210 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...422950815/
4212 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...419014094/
4213 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...420912464/
4214 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...418589704/
4215 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...423511943/
4216 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...423665484/
4416 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...439528253/
4420 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmill...422564335/

Other buses that I seen out in the daytime were 4000, 4027 (apparently had a window smashed as a result of tree branches) and 4076. In the evening, a number of Bootle-based Pulsars and Enviro400s were out (including, from memory, 2660, 2926, 2929, 3018, 3020, 3027, 3115 [as stated above], 3117 and 4424).

I managed to ride on a few buses. I found the two Geminis that I caught (4213 and 4214) were smooth, comfortable and rattle-free (4214 being the better one). The two DAF/Presidents that I rode on differed in quality, with 4175 offering a decent but cold ride and 4180 being rattly and quite bouncy. Those Presidents weren't as good as DAF/ALX400s 4030 (shabby-looking but performed well) and 4079 (a bit rattly and had a few air pressure-related photos, but warm and comfortable), though. Birkenhead-based President 4001 was quite sluggish, but generally not too bad. Enviro400 4416 was a bit rattly and felt sluggish; 4424 on an express journey was much better (quick, smooth and rattle-free). Pulsar-wise, I had 2660 (on an all-stopping journey - sadly, the relaxed timetable meant that the driver took his time) and 3115 (on an express journey - rattly at the back). Overall, I enjoyed the variety (generally rare in today's bus scene) and hope to catch a few buses that I didn't manage to catch on Saturday before the service finishes.