(16 Mar 2014, 9:29 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote That's what I say about them. Very good for town and city operations like the 62 and 63 but anything else such as the X21 / X22 and they're not suited for the purpose. Although the B9TL is a good bus, it struggles with low gearing ratios on the A19 at high speed and breaks down every now and then. If the order on paper goes ahead, then they'll do well on the X18 due to the high speeds not being as continuous as the TTX. But if the order was for the X15, then they could potentially struggle and break down every now and then due to continuous high speed and low gearing ratios.
My point exactly. Not all buses are designed for long distance routes like the X93 and even Go North Easts X7 and because E400s cant cope with the long distance route and the Renowns couldn't on the X7 they are getting a load of negative comments when actually, they are good, reliable buses.