(24 Nov 2015, 8:25 pm)ifm001 wrote Is it not just a case that the vehicle is just being held in storage. Storage can be aprolonged length.
Back in the 80s GNE old south shields depot stored a number of old Bristol VRTs for approx 3 years.
So it could be a long time waiting for 34401 to emerge
Didn't something similar happen with some Leyland Nationals lying dormant at South Shields for a significant amount of time?