(24 Aug 2015, 4:09 pm)GX03 SVC wrote I'd rather have anything not ex-London on a route that could make or break this MAX upgrade. People weren't fooled when the ALX's turned up, nor when the B7's turned up.
I was on a B7 a couple of days ago and I overheard a conversation between two elderly people that they preferred the green buses than the old bus they were on.
The ex-London buses Arriva North East acquires are often in immaculate condition when they enter service. Just look at the photos below - and they weren't taken immediately after entering service, either!
To Joe Bloggs; there's absolutely nothing to suggest they came from London, unlike Go North East's Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vykings which retain their dual-door configuration used only to allow wheelchair passengers on-board if they require a ramp... I think most customers will see the introduction of newer Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini vehicles as an upgrade, especially as they'll be Wi-Fi fitted if to MAX spec.
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Arriva North East: 7493 / LF02PRZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 16341817917_e93eec18be.jpg]](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8623/16341817917_e93eec18be.jpg)
Arriva North East: 7493 / LF02PRZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 10002247545_202daed680.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/10002247545_202daed680.jpg)
Interior shot of Arriva North East's 7472, DAF DB250RS/Alexander ALX400 by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 10002239775_6674c7e81c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/10002239775_6674c7e81c.jpg)
Interior shot of Arriva North East's 7472, DAF DB250RS/Alexander ALX400 by Daniel Graham, on Flickr