(13 Mar 2016, 11:02 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Many questions you have.I have been told that 3866 & 3867 don't have to be withdrawn due to service 327 not being a public service. Could just be people talking s###e again.
3859 is most likely to be heading for scrap considering it isn't DDA and not worth repairing.
Percy Main have a contract for the 327 (DFDS service) which may require an increased number of buses (and drivers) at short notice from their depot, therefore it would be no good if most of their buses were out on Metro Replacement, and this long standing contract with DFDS probably bring in a lot more money for GNE than what Metro Replacements does, additionally DFDS has in the past paid GNE to refurbish and paint their buses for the contract. Just got to wonder if in the future they will use 3962-3965 on it, unless 3866/3867 have been refurbished to DDA spec.
No idea on the last one, wasn't aware there was a trial.
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