That's awesome 2BH. Yes the Avenues were not everbodies favourite ride, especially if you had the pleasure of one from Middlesbrough to Scarborough on an X93!! They were never intended for that sort of work were they?
And then they were flogged mercilessly by Arriva weren't they and probably, gotta be careful here, poorly maintained.
So it's good to see that 4718 is going to live on, hopefully see some heritage work and not end up as a chicken shed or worse.
RE: Redcar depot