DartSLF Bus Awards 2014

[YN05 WKE]

RE: DartSLF Bus Awards 2014
1 - Who was the best company of the year?
Arriva NW - finally buying Double Deckers for the overcrowded routes
Ace Travel - Trying out new things like there tunnel route bringing a night bus network of sorts back to Wirral
(Sorry for choosing 2)


2 - Who was the worst company of the year?
Eazibus - Buying them 2 old scruffy Cumfybus solos to replace A Solo that was in relatively good condition (MX09 AOC) and the fleet side seems to be getting to Cumfybus standards in general from what I have seen in past 12 months (it's ashame as few years back when they where on wirral I actually liked them)

3 - What bus(es) were the best delivery to a company of the year?
GHA - buying the Enviro200's for Connect88 even though the Versa's had more seats plus better layout in general
Halton - buying the Omnicities as bigger buses where needed on the 14
Arriva NW/W - for the new buses across NW and W this year weather it be sapphire or standard

4 - What withdrawn bus(es) were the hardest goodbye from a company of the year?
Seeing the final MTL Darts going out of service just glad one been saved

5 - Which bus(es) looked the smartest during the year?
Arriva Rhyl - Sapphire Enviro400's
Halton - Omnicities

6 - What was the rarest sighting of the year?
Seeing A myllenium in Runcorn (sure was 2014)
2479 on loan to Runcorn was not expected

7 - What was the biggest surprise in the industry of the year?
Avon starting cross river service

8 - What was the biggest disappointment in the industry of the year?
The new E200MMC reminds me of A Caetano gone wrong from the front just don't like the design of it

9 - What bus was the best during the year?
Bit bias on first one but GHA Coaches - R838 PRG one delightful B10BLE

10 - What bus was the worst during the year?
The DLA's and VLW's never liked them