(16 Mar 2016, 5:56 am)Dan wrote It should be allocated to a preferred running board when it enters service (still at SMR - yet to go to Deptford for familiarisation) which will allow it to finish for 19:00 every day, but there may be instances where it is allocated to another running board instead. It has to be finished for 19:00 due to not being fitted with a vandal screen - this is a trade union agreement for driver safety.
The 829x and 83xx series examples should be withdrawn after 12 years (like the SPDs), as these are midibuses. Minibuses are also usually withdrawn after 12 years.
Full size single decks are the ones which should be withdrawn after 15 years - 51xx, 52xx, 53xx and 54xx series fleet numbers.
Cheers Dan =).
Shame the 829x and 83xx only have 3 years left although some are getting quite bad, the 15 year old B10's should be withdrawn this year but that won't happen, hopefully the Versa's will take the role of the "Spare Fleet".