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I've had the chance to experience these ZF Ecolife variants for the first time in Chelmsford and they were nice to ride on, definitely a contrast from the Stagecoach Voiths! Also love the bonded window spec that First have gone for, I wish Stagecoach bought their E300s with that spec; I hate the ugly rounded windows 😂😂😂

Well done on one of them being preserved!

Wonderful, hoped at least one of the DTs would be preserved!

Sounds lovely!

I wonder how much longer left for the rest of these, I have been up a fair few times but never really got a Kickdown run. Hoping to eventually, but it’s a journey and a half from Edinburgh lol

❤! Riding these looks so much fun, don't think there's many left in the fleet?

NICE TURBO SOUNDS

Now Driver training

Still in original interior!

Wee pocket rocket with a driver who either doesn't like hanging around or has very little patience.

This seems much quicker than the ones in Hong Kong and rev higher, I think the HK ones have their gearbox tuned for fuel savings afterwards so that's probably why

The home of First Bus by the way 👈🏾

Honestly, I drove one of those busses for the first time on Saturday and was very nervous since it was my first time driving a double deck in service but it's a very nice bus to drive compared to the 67's which is the single deck version of that busses and the 63's which are the lites (which are going between now and 6 weeks hopefully because they're absolutely horrible and unreliable)

Great ride in typical Scottish weather eh? 😉

Great topodyn!

I take my bus to the Alford open day!

Sounded like a Euro III version instead of Euro IV. (gearbox)

for dose A MAN bus chassis have a cummins isbe in it

That is the worst streetlite ive seen. Atleast arriva sapphire ones can acc get up a hil...

I know the top speed on the new-generation ADL E400EV's is apparently 60mph but what's the top speed of these?

Is it me or does it sound better when you put the video speed to 0.75

Blown exhaust for sure

Sounds so. Good

Nice video, here in Exeter Stagecoach South West now have SP60 DYS and SP60 DYW but I asked them when they will be going into service in Exeter and they said they don't know but hopefully soon so I'm really hoping I get to ride on one of them.

I so miss driving these ..a proper bus not some silly ADL crap😂

Pretty cool with a slight blown exhaust perhaps?

so nice to see these still roaming about!

thats no longer in service.

I live in Sheffield and I rode the T MAX and WKW reg Renown’s through out my childhood.

so sad how 22780 to 91 are gone now :(

Absolutely fabulous ride during the day and what a unique night ride too! 🤩

This the first First B7RLE with the newer interior preserved?

so turns out the 2007 b7rles are'nt in service anymore?

I wanna buy it😢

This bus is now in First Urban livery and is at Bath Bus depot in the West of England area

❤ the beasty kickdown!

I love the sound! Nice for a 2009 bus. Much better than that electric crap we've got here in Belfast.

Superb vehicles, really well refined!

ensign bus is now selling this on coach and bus market i think

bus is aging now, different plate and livery. Decent video

I do like volvos! Thats a good kickdown mate

What can i say bus BRAVO

Sounds great i love enviro 200s/300s

Can really feel this ride as being quite relaxing, especially with the countryside scenery and rural surroundings! 😊

This is awesome.

Everyone says ZF is better, however i strongly disagree. Voith all the way!

I realise it's pretty poor road surfaces,but that constant rattling would drive you mad..

WOW - drivers really know how to floor it on the beasts! 😎

A wee bullet! 😊

Nice Volvo B9TL, the cooling fan sounds cool