(22 Jun 2023, 10:41 am)54APhotography wrote You have a point. The state of some of the E300s that arrived here in were shocking. The E350H that could have been cascaded are rated amongst the worst of the lot for condition ..

The E350Hs were never going to be offered for cascade - the original plan was for the ex-Perth Gold-spec examples to move to Peterhead alongside the 3 2013 examples, with the original Bluebird examples being used as a source of spares. That plan was dropped when they checked their condition. Given the rarity of the E350Hs in the country, let alone the Stagecoach fleet, meant it was easier to bin them off than pay for work on them. Incidentally, the 4 examples with First’s Essex operation are also now heading for scrap.