(05 Dec 2015, 1:22 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Well thats the whole part and parcel of the problem. With vehicles in that age and condition, where could they go bar acting as spares. Fitting plug sockets on MAX services (USBs ok) will only dillate the Sapphire brand.
Put it this way, if Arriva keep the 57 plates on the road until the end of their life, then there could well be some more E400s in Northumberland.................
but with Voith gearboxes and that'll do the X21 / X22 no favours
No it won't. It's becoming an expectation that buses are fitted with WiFi and plug sockets, given that most new orders are now coming with them.