(10 Jun 2025, 11:43 am)tyresmoke wrote Both of the longer E200s are for sale at the minute - they’re being replaced with shorter 8.9m versions which can operate service 79. It makes perfect sense to have a common fleet. There are three in the fleet though one is seemingly yet to make an appearance on the road.
A recent arrival not noted is E400/Olympus LX09AXV numbered 431 still in London red. The fleet is rapidly assembling!
(10 Jun 2025, 3:32 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote I think getting rid of both long E200s is abit daft and replacing them with two short 200s.Isn't the 79 PVR only one and the 599 is two? This means the 599 will have an irregular allocation, and also one less bus in the fleet. Why couldn't they just get the one mini 200?
Obviously, I do not know the ins and outs of the company finances... but this could be a mistake. They should continue to use those buses for the 599, as I once was on one with 15 people! Which is snug on a short E200.
Then, the 3 Short E200s could be used on 79 primarily (or as 599 spare) with a guaranteed bus available due to having 2 spares, leaving the E300 + Double Deckers for Scholars and service expansion. It's annoying as they also changed the stand in Park Lane due to the wheelchair ramp access issues...