(22 Jul 2014, 5:10 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote I'd say that the 52 / 53 would benefit from Versas or Streetlites better. They're small, lightweight, easy on the fuel and the economics would be good whilst providing new buses.
As are Pulsars (which are a damn sight newer than what is presently used on the 52/53) - and given there's no extra StreetLites on order other than the 5 for Darlington, then the 43/44/45 will just have to make do with the remaining B10BLEs, the B7TLs and DB250s.
EDIT: On the subject of StreetLites, Stockton's examples are now all delivered with the arrival of 1558 (NK14 GGU) (photo @ Steven Hodgson)