(05 Jul 2020, 12:39 am)Big O wrote Could GNE delve into the used bus market, the reason I say this is due to Tenders in London a large batch of 11' Plate B9TL Gemini 2s have come off lease as well as fourteen 13 Plate E400 Tridents. While times are hard I cant imagine many new buses being ordered.
Good idea but would GNE want to buy 2nd hand to then convert to 1 door (if on main services)- due to the crisis, would it be worth it? - although only 7 years old, good shout.. how much does it cost to convert to one door and then get them up to GNE standard, including the USB ports etc?
Least then, 3 of them could go on the X5/X15 for X-Lines + 1 spare.
Not sure where the rest would end up though, if they decided to take all 13.
The 3 Solar's in service at Deptford, are those temporarily in service?