(12 Nov 2019, 9:26 pm)streetdeckfan wroteCome on - you're being silly now, it's not poor planning at all.
They don't think that's an issue for the X21 which will have 3 different designs, they'll have the old blue leather, the red/blue leather and the leather/moquette!
I get it was signed off a while ago, but if there was enough time to design a new interior, then order and receive brand new buses with that interior, then there was time to change it (unless of course they were just EY's buses)
Once again it just seems like poor planning on GNE's part
This refurbishment program was sorted 12 months ago with Bus & Coach World..! They would have ordered enough materials at the time for all 19 vehicles. It isn't something "off the shelf".
Seat moquette is incredibly expensive so to change this after the new specification was agreed would come at substantial cost.
The 14 ADL vehicles were always intended for Go North East, and you will see the StreetDecks delivered in a very similar style. This is the new interior specification for Go North East.
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