(29 Dec 2015, 2:19 pm)Adrian wrote Aye, I agree with you there Jimmi. Spec should be relatively the same no matter what NX service you use, and 7093 should be confined to the past.I seem to be really unlucky with the Go North East National Express allocations, the first time I went to Manchester on the 580 I got 7092, comical thing about that journey was they put a illustration of what a National Express coach looks like and I don't think 7092/7093 have toilets in them like it was suggesting (may be wrong on that though).
(29 Dec 2015, 2:42 pm)Dan wrote Enthusiasts tend to like older buses/coaches - that's no secret. I'd guess that customers, like Jimmi, would much prefer the newer coaches, as they're a lot more comfortable.
7093 has been in a reserve capacity since the withdrawal of the seasonal Skegness 663 service. I'd imagine that it will be transferred to the Driver Training school or Hexham (for scholars contracts) when the remainder of the new coaches arrive in 2016, as one of these could presumably take 7093's place in the reserve fleet.
I certainly fall into the category of being an enthusiast liking older stuff, however when I am travelling to places to Manchester where I am making journeys that are been between two and three hours long and paying for the privilege, I want the coaches with the dense leather (or e-leather, whatever) seats that I can sink into and be comfortable for the whole journey, not a ten year old coach with thin and let's be honest now worn down fabric seats where your backside can feel the metal that's holding the seat in place, when I had 7093 on my last trip to Manchester, it was the morning 580 that additionally calls at Bradford, so I was on it for just shy of three hours and didn't want to sit down for a while afterwards when I got off.