08 Aug 2015, 2:48 pm
#335
(23 Jul 2015, 4:27 pm)Dan I doubt we'll see a Volvo B10BLE withdrawn as a consequence (yet); after all, three of Riverside's Volvo B10BLEs (4901, 4902 and 4916) were recently sighted at Thorntons, so they'll need to keep some spare buses on to cover for these... 
These three vehicles all returned to service earlier this week, following minor modifications to make these vehicles DDA-compliant. One of the modifications saw the removal of a side-facing tip-up seat from the wheelchair bay (pictured below):
![[Image: 20406851861_7b20fd04c6.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/20406851861_7b20fd04c6.jpg)
Go North East: 4902 / W902RBB by
Daniel Graham, on Flickr
The next three Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown vehicles to go to Thorntons for modifications are 4899, 4918 and 4922.
To confirm, the aforementioned modifications enable these vehicles to be used in the fleet beyond 1st January 2016 (which is the date vehicles which aren't DDA-compliant must be withdrawn or receive the appropriate modifications by).
