(01 Jan 2014, 1:23 pm)Dan wrote I would be very surprised.
In 2015, I think the service will receive cascades from the "Red Arrows". This would allow the "Red Arrows" to receive direct investment once more, no doubt with the usual benefits of travelling (power sockets, Wi-Fi, Next Stop Announcements etc).
By this time, the B9s on the "Red Arrows" would have pulled quite a bit of the cost back to purchase them, allowing for the rational decision to cascade them.
The only immediacy for an upgrade to the "Pronto" was to allow Olympian withdrawal, which should be achieved next year without the aid of "Pronto" cascades.
The immediacy for an upgrade to the PRONTO is because the buses are terrible.. constantly breaking down , no saloon heat and too slow. The buses ARE NOT suitable for this service X21