(31 Mar 2015, 9:43 pm)Malarkey wrote Problem with that is the Services cant even justify the Cost of such an Investment, which is why the Cadets got put on the 82/82A in the first place as it is a Loss Making Service, as are the 85/86, it has been well documented and rumored in the past that the Quaylink Versas would cascade onto the Washington Locals, but nothing materialised and likely wont with the upcoming Quaylink Service Changes, I would therefore like to think perhaps the Orbit Versas or the Nexus Solo SRs would cascade over in the future, by future I mean 2016 or 17 which is a while away yet.
I don't know where you've all got this idea from that the 82/82A services are loss-making... If they were, why would they exist (in whichever form they take?)
I think the Cadets were moved from the 88/88A to keep them more local, as there was concerns with reliability on the South Tyne services. It also UPGRADED services M2/M3 (at the time) to provide vehicles with a larger capacity, and the Cadets are much more reliable for short journeys in and around Washington...