Arriva Invested In New Buses For Liverpool, Are They Worthy Of Metro Status?

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

the MMCs look amazing in the Mersey Travel livery but im slightly suprised that it has the Arriva interior unless the operators are having their own like in London unlike in Manchester where they have standered Bee Network interior but anyway im looking forward to when the buses in Liverpool gets franchised in the future & i enjoy watching this type of vlogs as its helpfull for those wh may want to try out these buses & trains in the future & like with your ones your picking the superior stuff & your giving your own openion on them anyway keep up the awesome work & brilliant vlog

[@TransportVloggerIan]

Thank you very much sir

[@ReubenAshwell]

I'm rather suprised that a new bus and especially an MMC would have no wifi. I don't fancy the sound of that Hardy street place lol. That hotel room looks amazing and yes all hotels should serve hot chocolate. :)

[@TransportVloggerIan]

Same here

[@MatthewHarding007]

I was on an 74 plate MMC over in Manchester last week

[@TransportVloggerIan]

I do need to come over and sample the new Manchester buses

[@TicTacTrolleyServiceTico]

So to summorise the MMCs.. They're still making the damn things, No Wifi, Iron board seats, Less windows, There's a street that no one wants to go one because "Hardy" and WTF is that livery it's for Trains only dammit!!! Also yes the Crowne Plaza is too posh for both of us

[@TransportVloggerIan]

Yes no wifi surprised me as well

[@johnroberts2331]

I agree most buses should have wifi but on that route I would expect a 4 or 5g signal throughout. Those seats look really nice! I disagree with Ironing board seats although not travelled on them personally. Liverpool offers some really nice buses with a variety of liveries. Great 2 videos Ian. I would like less of the flashing and screen interference in the first vlog. I like the variety between buses and trains but shorten the time at certain places so 15 to 20mins at Queen St and 15 to 20mins at L'pool One. Hope work went well on NYD. Wishing you Ian and you Tico a Fantastic 2025! Hope its a great year for all your channels! I'm coming up to my furst full year as a member! Best decision I ever made! Don't chanfe either of you! Yuou realky compliment each other!

[@TransportVloggerIan]

@@johnroberts2331 Couldn't agree more sir

[@darrylrichardson7940]

THE AREA AT 4:04 HAS LOADS OF SECURITY. ITS WHERE ALL THE BUSES STOP ON LAYOVER SO THE SCOUSERS CANT NICK THE WHEELS.

[@TransportVloggerIan]

Hahahahaha

[@darrylrichardson7940]

THE BIT AROUND 6:00 WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT LAWS AND REGULATION, HOW LONG BEFORE KIER STARMER INTRODUCES A LAW SAYING ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE TO BE DONE IN ARABIC. YOU WERE ALMOST RIGHT ABOUT THE 2 WHEEL CHAIR SPACES THEY TOOK ONE OUT AND MADE IT A PRIORITY SEATING AREA FOR PENSIONERS AS ITS NEAR THE DOOR SO THEY CAN FREEZE TO DEATH AS MOST OF THEM HAVE FREE BUS PASSES SO DONT PAY THEIR FAIRS. HOTEL WAS UNDERWEELMING COFFEE MAKING STUFFED IN A CUPBOARD JUST ABOVE A RUBBISH BIN ? THE BATHROOM WAS IDENTICLE TO MY GRANS AND SHE DIED IN 1976, THEY HAVE EUROPEAN PLUG SOCKETS AND STANDARD SOCKETS BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY USB SOCKETS. RE THE SMALLER/LESS WINDOWS ON THE BUSES I ,WORK IN A GLASS FACTORY AND WORK WITH LAMINATED GLASS UNITS AND ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IF YOU USED LAM GLASS IT WOULD ADD AN ENTRA BIT OF STRENGH AND ITEGRITY TO A STRUCTURE, SO I WOULD SUMMISE THAT LESS GLASS AND MORE ALUMINIUM WOULD MAKE A VEHICLE LIGHTER SO WOULD BE MORE ECONOMICAL TO RUN AND LONG TERM MAKE ELECTRIC BUSES GO FURTHER BETWEEN CHARGES.

[@TransportVloggerIan]

Yeah, I did feel it was a very unusual place to put the coffee making facilities but each hotel to their own I suppose