(17 Jan 2026, 4:43 pm)Tiger5105 wrote But who is to say the 16 is getting newer buses?. 
The Crusader has 11 reg buses and, given the diamond repaints are not that old, maybe theyll stay?

14/15 year old isn't really 'old' for a B9TL - especially for ones taken from an interurban (although not fully demanding) route mid-life and put onto easier work like the 27. They're as strong as their Leyland/Volvo Olympian grandparents & great grandparents.

The Fab 56 B9TLs going to Consett will be a good fit, especially given they're Euro 6 and can also be used on the X45/47 when no E400MMC or Ultroliners available.

The 27 could maybe be a future candidate for some StreetDecks perhaps if GNE received future EV funding for something like the 56.

Next decker investment will most likely be for the 10/10A/10B/12 and depending which way the wind blows with the allocation cascades from this round - possibly the X21 unless some of the X30/X70 boards go to single deck using some of the surplus Supershuttle E200MMCs, with 8x E400MMC going on the X21 - who knows?

Any good info released where cascades are going?