I remember we had a few of those given to us at bluestar (go south coast) during the lockdown, to help with capacities. So much nicer to drive than the modern, depressing buses. Shame they didn't keep them when things went back to normal. The 63 plate ones we had took weeks to pull away so was awful on junctions and roundabouts, literally went through 3 gears before 15mph. The newer ones may be slightly more brisk than those but feel so cheap and retarders can give you neck ache after a couple hours.
Oh jeez, you always get the best of these Go-Ahead Enviros! Your videos honestly rock! xD I think E62's like this. I'm glad it's at NX now since I can take one of these crazy Es down Park Lane on the 36! 132 is too far for me... I'm surprise you didn't film the Kidbroke part, at the same time, I'm surprised you reached 40mph! Is there some secret I'm missing to getting good allocations, other than the fact that I think you get late drivers at night somehow? :P
Thanks for your kind words! The bus was full on leaving North Greenwhich so I settled for a seat upstairs for a while. It performed well in Kidbrooke, definitely reached 50mph eventually after climbing the A102. Got another vid on the way with E132, same driver but the bus isn't quite as quick! Yes, I tend to film late evening when the drivers are in "going home" mode! But seriously, the focus of this channel is buses that are being floored so none of the rides I have that are slow are uploaded, or recorded for that matter. Not hard to tell a fast driver - normally the way they pull into the bus stop is a good indicator of how they'll be driving - this one floored it out of the stand at North Greenwich so was a safe bet he was going to be a quick driver!
Yeah, it's the pullaway (I think it's called) that is a good indicator. But sometimes they do it just once and then go back to driving like "plums", as I say. Lol, "going home mode". XD That's the best description!! Either that or late drivers are what you want, yeah. Ah, okay so either full-speed or kickdown rides uploaded? I see. It's funny because I always wondered why all of your videos featured floored buses. lol
