(20 May 2015, 8:04 pm)Dan wrote When Kuyoyo was insistent Arriva had purchased the last Volvo B9s all those months ago, I did say there was more out there and Arriva could have had them if they wanted them... I was shunned!
Fast forward a few months - lo and behold, there was still quite a large number remaining. GNE favoured the Volvo B9 as their preferred double decker - Arriva didn't, and this perhaps explains why they didn't get any more Volvo B9s than they needed.
Seems a bit silly on Arriva's part in my opinion, they've realised that one route needs a more powerful bus, but a route that is equally (?) as challenging can cope with vehicles that aren't deemed up to it for said other route?
I realise I'm going off topic a bit, however I am a fan (can't quite believe I'm saying this) of the newer batch of E400's Arriva own, (can only speak for 7522-33, but I'm sure 7534-40 will be equally as good), so I can maybe understand if ANE had decided to go for E400's for both routes, but it seems bizarre to go for a mixture on similar routes...
Out of interest, how many vehicles to manufacturers produce for Dealer Stock?