(23 May 2017, 5:20 pm)Cock Robin wrote Well they'd use them on something else the rest of the time wouldn't they, they wouldn't be sat idle.

Yep, certainly, but I think the point I was trying to make was that the new vehicles would need to be bought some a completely different reason and then just happen to see use on the Dalesbus for them to benefit.

The North East appears to have a surplus of minibuses, so new orders for anything smaller than single deck are unlikely for a few years yet (albeit next year the 08 plate Solo's are effectively depreciated).