23 Jan 2018, 9:52 pm
#295
(23 Jan 2018, 9:41 pm)Northern4555 I wish GNE would purchase proper heavy duty single deck buses instead of this streetlites rubbish, which will fall apart by 8 years.does anyone know the bus life is on streetlites.the Merck’s I would imagine GNE will wan 20 years from them as they are higher spec
I'm not a fan of Streetlites, I've commented multiple times stating that for heavy duty work, companies should be buying more powerful vehicles. However, for the vast majority of work GNE allocate Streetlites to, they're absolutely fine. To say they'll only last 8 years is ridiculous. They're not lasting as long as B10BLEs, L94s, or Citaros, but that was never what they were designed to do. They were designed for light city/town work.
(23 Jan 2018, 9:43 pm)S813 FVK No harm in trying. After the 3 Solos due to arrive later in the year, I imagine Optare will not see further business from Go North East for a number of years.
They've pretty much standardised on Wright now, I'd say (if indeed it is them trying to secure sales) it's a pretty fruitless move. Don't see GNE moving away from a company they obviously trust.
