(10 Oct 2022, 9:43 pm)mb134 wrote Forgot about that - guess it'll help give them time to work out what isn't going to ground out. I know that ANE aren't the only operator to have issues with the E200MMCs design in terms of clearance, First Aberdeen also have issues with theirs (https://flic.kr/p/2mgP81f) for example, so the Streetlite DF may be an option

While it is good to see the investment, it is going to be needed sooner rather than later as more CAZs inevitably spring up. Would imagine the target will be to rid the fleet of all Solo's and B7TLs by next year if the rumours of planned investment in ADC are true?

Yeah totally agreed with the B7's and Solo's.

One other thing they could possibly do either is maybe order something midibus length and upgrade the 1 and 2 in the process possibly. I'm not sure they really need full length singles on, maybe they could get something say 10.2m in length or so giving a slight upgrade for the 55 (maybe drop to every 30 mins?) and 57/57A and a slight downgrade for the 1 and 2 in capacities which would help for allocating things and remove the microfleet of minibuses from Ashington.

Would make a move to start and get the 09 Pulsar's into reserve work which are in a shocking state inside and get arid of the random Centro's etc still lingering around.