25 Sep 2017, 7:24 pm
#368
(24 Sep 2017, 8:17 pm)busmanT With double deck buses costing £230,000 each surely no operator can afford to order them just to "tidy up" their allocation.
If new buses are coming for the Angel, there will surely be 19 (17 PVR plus 2 spares) anyway based on recent orders - 19 new double decks will cost £4,370,000.
With the new X9 X0 buses having cost £1,600,000, and 5 National Express coaches £1,500,000, that would be £7,470,000 spent by Go North East on new vehicles in one year - on top of the refurbishment of 28 Citaro.
How much does Go North East normally spend on new buses?
I still think the Angel will get new buses and that'll be it for this year... For the time being.
Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
