(12 Feb 2025, 1:58 pm)F114TML wrote Re the 715-18/cambridge/OT;
Last year the open tops were basically part of the normal allocation as we were so short on buses, indeed two were listed on the fleetcard rather than just as reserve, hence they were still in service in October. This is why the four Cambridge ones came up on loan until a permanent replacement could be found.
Sunderland need 200s for the 8, 10/11 and 23. You can get a full size bus round them all but it's far from ideal, especially the 8 and 10.
There does seem to have been a lot of E300s allocated to the 10/11s recently