(30 Apr 2023, 6:02 pm)toward6931 wrote I've said this for a while, it happened with the 08 E300s, and the kinetics where they got rid of 03 plate ALX300s for newer stock which turned out to be abit crap, i think the Scottish E300s after a lot of work turned out ok.
there needs to be a half decent settling down period where the drivers and engineers get used to "newer" vehicles ironing out any kinks and keep ahold of the displaced vehicles for a time incase of any issues. for example the old rule of 3s in the military where 1 vehicles is active, the next one is having routine maintenance and upkeep, maybe repainting etc and the other is in deep maintenance or VOR etc
Personally I think there might be big problems with these. Unless they've had money spent on them very recently they're complete sheds.
They've been wrecked doing totally inappropriate bus routes in the Highlands like the X99 which have now rightfully been converted back to coach operation using the ex City Link vehicles which withdrew these I believe.
Last time I was up there we were following one of them and it was struggling doing 40 mph and belching fumes out. One of the SV62 ones I believe.