(16 Sep 2018, 6:31 pm)mb134 wrote The Yorkshire E400s will be replacing 10 and a half year old buses that have been on express work since new. Nobody was saying that all the deckers were being sent to Northumberland when Redcar got their B9TLs, and the X18 had to make do with E400s... 

It also isn't Ashingtons issue that Redcar still can't properly maintain their vehicles, which has been an issue for as long as I can remember.

The X18 had to make do with E400s... You mean brand new not EX DEALER STOCK E400s. Christ next time someone offers me something brand new over second hand I'll have to remember to tell them I'll "Make Do" with it...

Second point... 10 and a half years old.. How old are Redcars B7s again? Duuuuuh! 

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