streetlite5402 17 Jul 2016, 4:38 pm #256 streetlite5402 streetlite5402 streetlite5402 Posts: 69 Threads: 0 Joined: May 2016 Reputation: 0 RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - July 2016 (17 Jul 2016, 1:37 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote 8266 has been refurbished why would it need to leave Because it's twelve years old now, and that is the general ''lifespan'' of a midibus in frontline service I believe.