(17 Oct 2015, 11:33 am)Michael wrote
Exactly, i have no idea where people have got the idea the 6/X70/X71 are getting B9's... it was said before about them not having a drawing for it... so they just used a B9 one....
People get way to my ideas... same with these demo buses.. just because the streetdeck went on the 309/310, it doesnt mean they'll get them... same as the X9/X10, and the X21...
How many demo buses have GNE had over years and haven't bought any because they didn't like them or cost way to much?
Still think they should of bought that bus what was on demo for the M1 and the X66, though it was red and silver...can't remember what it was called...
Not only that, GNE did hint at newer buses going on the new 6 although new to them, could include the Scania's being refurbished. Not saying that the Streetdeck would end up on the 309 / 310 but, it would certainly be a good business case using them where the savings would be more apparent (Cobalt traffic, Newcastle traffic) and not only that, GNE could have them restricted and setup for a more smoother and steadier power delivery for the 309 / 310 due to the nature of the 2 routes. delivering further fuel savings. The Streetdeck is more of a halfway house between a conventional diesel double deck and either a parallel or series hybrid and certainly not a long term vehicle which could run the X21 day in day out for 6-7 years. If GNE cascaded some B9s, then they'd last 6-7 years (4-5 years if 6001-07 were used) but if GNE got for Streetdecks for the X21, they could end up in the same state as some of Arriva's VDL Geminis which of course, have the same engine in as the E400 and bar the 57 plate examples, the rest have been fine with the ZF gearbox but the VDL versions have struggled due to the way that the Voith gearbox is setup for endurance work and several engines have already needed to be replaced particularly on the 61 plate ones.