(06 Jun 2015, 5:42 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote I know this is on the wrong thread but im just going to guess, Volvo B5tl/Wright Gemini 3 will be the probably first choice as GNE have bought Volvo for years
My personal choice would be the Optare Metrodecker as its a totally new design, lightweight body, stop start technology, more powerful , ZF ecolife gearbox and very passenger appealing compared to a 15 and half year old B7TL Plaxton President Though the metrodecker has 2 less seats to a president so there will be a decrease in seated passenger capacity.
Or at least get a demonstrator like when they tested a B5TL on the X21 last year and see how they cope with the route.
they may get a Wright Streetdeck the ones First have there is a 50% chance there is one coming up on Demonstration soon as somebody posted a shot of it interior wise and it had the current Go North East seat moquettes but i think some will go to X21, 27, they may trial a similar vehicle on X9/X10 to see how it copes along the long 2 plus hour round trip on X9/X10