(04 Sep 2015, 6:02 pm)Jimmi wrote I can't see the X84/X85 getting new buses for another year or two yet seem as the Solar's have only been on there for two years. I imagine if the Tynedale Express was to get new buses I imagine they'd go straight into the corporate livery rather than go on the likes of the 28/28A as they'd need to be replaced on that route in a few years time.
I wouldn't rule it out completely, as there's some logic behind it.
I realise the 55-reg Solars have only been on there for 2 years, but you wouldn't expect a brand new route to receive that investment straight away. Purchasing 5x new buses allows the 5x 55-reg to be cascaded to CLS, replacing branded 52-reg vehicles. This in turn allows the 52-reg vehicles to become 'spare' vehicles, and then allowing some of the oldest vehicles in the fleet to be withdrawn - i.e. the Y-reg Solars.