(02 Apr 2014, 6:09 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote I'm still shocked as to why Arriva never gave the B9TL any thought well before the Euro 5 deadline. They would have been excellent for the X10, X11, X18, X21, X22 and X93. They are very powerful vehicles and the handling is great. Braking and gear changes are very smooth.
How do you know they didn't give it any thought? All those services combined would require 37 vehicles, based on the following requirements:
X10/X11 PVR 12, X18 PVR 6, X21 PVR 8, X22 PVR 6, X93 PVR 5.
I'd imagine the bus industry is the same as any other, and you can't just go around placing a massive order for new vehicles, without a cast iron business case and forecast to show the money is going to be earned back.
It's just not realistic.