(11 Aug 2014, 8:20 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Actually, you'll still be paying for Alpha to bail these out - they are MANs after all (or do some people not pay attention to Stagecoach's MANs).
MAN aren't likely to move into deckers for the UK again anyway - their first attempt didn't last long, one example was built to European Height and a second full height one for London was never built.
DB have reached agreement for upto 815 of the Regio range across Germany. (http://automotivemegatrends.com/news/deu...815-buses/)
If they can cope on the autobahns over there and the heat of Spain, Greece etc - the a19 and UK summertime could be a stroll in the park.
The DB link may not stop there. Could be a perfect replacement for some ANE stock on Teesside