(11 Mar 2014, 9:18 pm)peter wrote 4068 is down on the site fleetlist as withdrawn however a couple of months ago when Redcar gained Dennis Darts from Darlington and Durham they originally withdrew all Prestiges at Redcar.....then they changed their minds and reinstated a vast majority of them so they could withdraw the ex-Arriva Yorkshire ALX 300s! I presume 4068 was reinstated fairly recently displacing an ALX 300 into disposal and either it has not been noticed particularly by anyone or the fleetlist has not been updated for a while (but I presume it is the first reason).
No, 4068 is operating in a reserve capacity. Simply put, Redcar can't manage to cover their PVR with their own fleet (due to defects etc) hence their large use of reserve vehicles.
As for what happened (re Prestiges and ALX300 DAFs), originally all the Prestiges were coming off however problems with a number of the ALX300s meant they were earmarked for withdrawal instead (apart from 4096 which was withdrawn with the Prestiges). Officially, the only Prestiges Redcar should be using are 4042/71/80.