17 Nov 2015, 4:43 pm
#352
(17 Nov 2015, 2:15 pm)Diamond One I heard they were changes from a customer service advisor yesterday but he didn't say which one is getting it for January the south Tyneside ones need updating and Davey always says about Gemini cascades when they won't happen it will be last year when citaros from Blaydon Racers were getting a refresh
The Blaydon Racers is a totally different kettle of fish to the Red Arrows. The Red Arrows is one of GNE's main money makers. This coupled with:
- Could do with a brand update from the NSA's and perhaps (which is nothing wrong with) the livery.
- The B9s were ordered before (with the exception of the 21 and 47), plug sockets became standard on most decker routes.
- B9s are proven and reliable.
- Unless Streetdecks were ordered for the Pronto and the alleged fuel savings outweiged the purchase cost, then new vehicles aren't fully justified on the X21. However, due to the significant revenue generated by the X1, the purchase and running costs of a 'ROBUST' double decker such as the E400MMC (ADL / ADL and Cummins or ADL / Scania) could be justified.
- The E400MMC has been taken to like a duck to water by many operators and the classic version (Euro 5) has already been sampled on the X1 whilst covering for a long term VOR.
