(08 Apr 2018, 4:06 am)mb134 Was due to be withdrawn last year when the Ashington MMCs arrived and displaced 7501-9 to Jesmond.
Drivers will joke, but older vehicles in the fleet will always be subject to those. The fact it hasn't been withdrawn signals that its been providing dependable service without any major issues.
They all had a refurbishment internally when they came up from London, are comfortable inside, and certainly don't give the impression that they're end of life (the same can be said of the B7TLs of a similar age), which is quite a way from what used to be the case. The ECW bodied Leylands being a prime example.
Hopefully it isn't the end of their life
