RE: Go North East: 2015/16 Financial Year Order Predictions
(31 Jan 2016, 6:57 pm)Michael wrote The Merits were only updated to Euro 5 last January so not sure they would be withdrawn.
I would say the Cadets and the duel door B10s.
I think Merit's only have a 12 year life span (Please feel free to correct me).
(31 Jan 2016, 7:00 pm)Jimmi wrote Because they'd have buses that weren't DDA compliant on the road now otherwise. Making them DDA will probably make it easier for them to be sold to operators for further service.
(31 Jan 2016, 7:02 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Because otherwise they would be short of vehicles for months...if they were withdrawn before 1/1/2016
But my point is, why pay for them to be DDA Compliant then withdraw them?