(03 Sep 2022, 9:04 pm)mb134 wrote Arguably though, what else do they do for it? 

Obviously those B7s will need replacing, but they're not going to replace them with new vehicles. It's a very seasonal route, and I'd imagine through the winter it might barely justify new vehicle investment at all, never mind for 3 seasonal extras. 

Cascade wise, E400s from Ash aren't going to cut it. DB300s from Blyth? At that point you may as well keep the B7s going for a bit longer, at least engineering know them (and realistically only need them to work half the year anyway!). I'd think the best solution would probably be to retire a couple of the B9s into that seasonal role, with maybe a new batch of MMCs as the main allocation either next year or the one after?

Transdev Blazefield have older examples running all year around branded up for the Pendle Wizz - does that say a lot about the state of their fleet? Last I checked they seem to get a hefty share of the industry back patting.

ex London stock would be probably the best bet. There's going to be loads of DW's coming up soonish and no-one is really going to want them so can't see the value being too great since they're a unique bus which only Arriva bought as far as I'm aware or the T's alternatively.

Could get some to get rid of the 57/09 plate Enviro's and whatever is doing the X46 at Durham (still B7's?) which really need to go the highway aswell as they're all shot to pieces.