(04 May 2015, 4:58 pm)aureolin wrote It's just because they're dealer stock, rather than ordered to GNE's specification. Now that they've been branded and ready for service, I can't see them being sent to re-fabric them all to GNE's standard, as if they done that, they'd have to paint the rails and interior walls too.
If the service proves to be well used and profitable, then an interior upgrade may well be justified in the future. The reason I think that GNE went for the B9 over a new factory built vehicle was this:
- Proven
- Already 20 of them at Riverside
- Easily supported
- Commonality
- Very minimal training required
- Cheap purchase cost