RE: 2014 GNE Bus Order Predictions
Well hopefully if the feedback from the demo runs from various companies proves that a powerful, endurance and heavyweight double deck bus needs to be built with appropriate gearing ratios for longer routes, then Volvo could either redesign the D9B to meet Euro 6 compliance combined with ZF designing a gearbox with tall gearing ratios, or the latter with the B8RLE engine. I sincerely could not imagine a B5TL tearing it down the A19 to Teesside or up through rural Northumberland on the X15 or X18 and even the TEN. Alpha Recovery would have a field day!