(31 Mar 2023, 12:58 pm)Chris 1 wrote The Metrobuse back end rebuilds were for corrosion iirc, and I think were carried out by Marshalls.  Not sure if other modifications were carried out at the same time, I'm thinking maybe DiPTAC for those with long enough memories, or if it was just for the corrosion.

No idea on the reasoning for the Lynxes but would would presume something similar.  I do know they were absolutely fugly once done though.

Thanks Chris. Yeah I totally agree that the Lynxes looked so much better before their rebuilds and I didn't feel the same liking for them afterwards. I had wondered if their was something wrong with the windscreens on them as to why they carried out the work. I had wondered if the Metrobuses had similiar issues with the rear windows as they were given a smaller window afterwards. I noticed that not all of them had rear rebuilds too, so some of them must have been ok. It seemed that GNE really valued the Nationals, Lynes, Olympians and Metrobuses as they spent a lot of money and time on them and they lasted in the fleet for a good while afterwards which was great to see.

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(31 Mar 2023, 9:02 pm)Rapidsnap wrote The Lynxes were for cost reasons, replacing expensive fibreglass front parts with cheaper to replace aluminum parts, and with the Lynxes being boxy, it was an easy thing to do on them.

Ah right. Never realised this. Thanks for that