(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??
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.