(16 Mar 2014, 7:59 pm)aureolin wrote It'd be interesting to see something like the X9/X10 marketed as a premium service though, when it comes the time to replace the B9TLs. With Arriva Sapphire and Stagecoach Gold brands expanding, it'd suggest that there's a market in providing a premium/business class service.
What would make it a premium bus service though? Power sockets, free Wi-Fi and Next Stop Announcements are the make-up of the Sapphire, Gold and (partly) Platinum. Go North East are offering this as standard on most new purchases - the only thing they're short of is full leather spec seating.
EDIT: Oops - citaro5284 beat me to it!