(17 Jan 2026, 7:48 pm)IL469 YVK wrote 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?
Imo, 20/60 should also be next in line/