(04 Sep 2020, 1:03 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not sure if anything has been confirmed anywhere else, but I think this was where the rumour started. 
https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/13...72610?s=09

Funny I was just thinking the other day it would be great if the likes of 838 were put out on some dupes in Sunderland to help out with capacity.  Obviously wouldn't meet PSVAR rules but you would think there could/should be a way around that if vintage buses were used exclusively to duplicate easy access alternatives.  Suspect NEBPT would be reluctant to risk the inevitable damage that would be caused to the interior though.