(19 Aug 2013, 5:58 pm)aureolin wrote Weren't they purchased for the fact they were dual door though? I can recall something being put out at the time by Go North East to say they were to speed up boarding/alighting times. I can recall getting a similar answer from Peter Huntley on Openline.
They were purchased for that reason (publicly) but I sense the cheap buses were attractive.
It failed miserably sadly.