(15 Apr 2016, 2:17 pm)scania driver wrote The saga goes on ? First it was the 12xx series coaches, then the Scanias. They've tried E400's (75xx series) which they ran into the ground ; 7485 et al we know to be unsuitable for the hills and it won't be long, at this rate, before the BTL9's are past their best. Now we've got an ex-London cascade drafted into fill the gap. What sort of impression does this create. Not a good one in my eyes.
Though common sense would prevail that the B9TL Olypouses are past there best too, They were new in 2008 and are a few months younger than the Euro 4 E400s that ran on the X93 a few years ago.
8 years of service work plus now the added addition of the X93 to cover for half of every year.
The dilemma will more likely go on in a few years time with the Gemini B9TLs, The routes too demanding to have buses older than a few years on.
