(27 Apr 2021, 8:20 pm)mb134 wrote You'd *hope* they would. On that point, given the amount of large operators currently using 15+ y/o Volvo B7s reliably (Arriva, First, GAG, Stagecoach, Transdev all are), I wonder if we'll see a move towards more heavy duty vehicles (i.e away from 4-cyl Streetdecks, Streetlites in general etc) in the coming years.Bar the X14, X15, X18, X20 and X93, none of the NE decker routes need anything heavier than an E400MMC coupled with ZF.
The 306 & 308 would be more than fine with StreetDecks but if Arriva ordered en masse, it wouldn't surprise me if 7541-52 ended up on either given that ZF + Stop Start (BSOG Payments) is now available and are more suited to the X21 / X22.