(23 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm)buss14 wrote yes but how do you know. we could get some plaxton presidents or something else

(23 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm)buss14 wrote yes but how do you know. we could get some plaxton presidents or something else

(23 Aug 2015, 3:42 pm)mb134 wrote Because he works for Arriva

(23 Aug 2015, 3:43 pm)buss14 wrote sorry i have never met anyone on here in person.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:41 pm)mb134 wrote As long as the vehicles are to MAX spec, I highly doubt the normal passenger will care about the age of the vehicle, as long as they're reliable and perform well on the route, which I'm sure the B7TL's will do.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:38 pm)tyresmoke wrote I thought we'd already established that 6 B7TL's were coming from London, 4 of which will be to MAX spec and utilised on the X20?

(23 Aug 2015, 3:43 pm)buss14 wrote sorry i have never met anyone on here in person.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:53 pm)mb134 wrote I have only ever met 'R852 PRG' in person, however based on various posts by Tyresmoke, it is pretty easy to tell that he is an Arriva employeee, or at least is very well informed of what is occurring within the company.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:52 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Can I just take this moment to bang my head off a brick wall about fifty times, thanks...................

How old are they?

(23 Aug 2015, 3:57 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Even go down to Teesside... you likely to see him driving 

(23 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm)mb134 wrote #stalkingTyresmoke

(23 Aug 2015, 4:03 pm)GX03 SVC wrote So let me get this straight.......

I assume these B7s are from either 2001/2 or 2003 and have spent most of their lives going around London at 20mph? Then Arriva going to MAX them, then spend money paying for Titan to launch these new old buses for a route which Arriva have extended to Alnwick, mostly to assist the X18 which has buses new in 2014... 

This is ridiculous, I really can't see the point in refurbishing 10+ year old buses for a route which runs alongside buses new in 2007/9/14!

(23 Aug 2015, 4:03 pm)tyresmoke wrote Well it would make a change from someone else doing it 

(23 Aug 2015, 4:05 pm)R852 PRG wrote So just to clear things up; will these buses have Urban 90 seats?

(23 Aug 2015, 4:06 pm)mb134 wrote The Omnicities were 9 when they were refurbished though...

(23 Aug 2015, 4:06 pm)mb134 wrote The Omnicities were 9 when they were refurbished though... 

(23 Aug 2015, 4:03 pm)GX03 SVC wrote So let me get this straight.......

I assume these B7s are from either 2001/2 or 2003 and have spent most of their lives going around London at 20mph? Then Arriva going to MAX them, then spend money paying for Titan to launch these new old buses for a route which Arriva have extended to Alnwick, mostly to assist the X18 which has buses new in 2014... 

This is ridiculous, I really can't see the point in refurbishing 10+ year old buses for a route which runs alongside buses new in 2007/9/14!

(23 Aug 2015, 4:13 pm)peter wrote Surely though, if Ashington could have been trusted with looking after them, it would have made more sense to Max 7453-56. After all they are the same age as the refurbished Sapphire and Max E400s. Or are they a bit worse for wear??

(23 Aug 2015, 4:16 pm)R852 PRG wrote I think it could be the state of the buses themselves. Then again, these cascades from London could just be a way of finding those buses another lease of life in the fleet with constant upgrades in London. I'm not particularly knowledgable in either subjects.

(23 Aug 2015, 4:25 pm)buss14 wrote if you think about it the ex london buses could be any age because london seem to get new buses quite often so really we could get anything

(23 Aug 2015, 4:32 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Its highly likely we will be receiving buses from around the 2002/2003 time as Enfield's workshops are converting a few Volvos and DAFs as Tyresmoke has already confirmed and there's a Arriva Employee in London on Flickr called BristolRE  who has posted photos from Enfield's workshops recently.

Someone wrote earlier that we could receive Presidents , There is a DAF President at the back of Ashington depot though its still in London spec so would imagine that's its not for use here

(23 Aug 2015, 4:34 pm)R852 PRG wrote It's London fleet number was DLP 103, and it's registration is LF52 URJ: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127739730@N02/20781545962/in/dateposted-public/

(23 Aug 2015, 4:33 pm)R852 PRG wrote  it's entirely possible we could see Borismasters

(23 Aug 2015, 4:50 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Unlikely, they're owned by TfL, and are on private registrations. I think they'll be in London as long as the Routemasters.

(23 Aug 2015, 4:51 pm)R852 PRG wrote Fair point, they were built for London.

(23 Aug 2015, 4:53 pm)buss14 wrote would i be possible we may get B9TL's

(23 Aug 2015, 4:53 pm)buss14 wrote would i be possible we may get B9TL's