(21 Jan 2026, 3:45 pm)Ambassador wrote On the 327 for investment, they aren't actually that bad inside. They always seem to be out in service (generally daily on the X39) so they must be mechanically sound
They ocasionally leak but then so do the current crop of Streetdecks!
Commercially they must turn a decent profit with the fare at £7.
Though the DFDS website calls them 'coaches' and shows a picture of the old ELC stock!
Just the age really, they're some of the oldest vehicles in the fleet still in frontline service more than anything else. Arguably better to chuck a 62/63 Plate on now and get a few years out of them since there's nothing realistically newer to put on anytime soon.