(05 Mar 2015, 1:18 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Should use 2 of the best out of 7453 - 7456 for the X93. With a bit of TLC, they'd be good powerful workhorses.
Them Lowlander's are past their best now after being hammered over the years and shoving them on the X93 would probably kill them.
Saw one of these Lowlander's in Durham the other week and it was chucking out a load of smoke out the back and at least one of them sounds ropey.
The B7TLs did well for most of their time on the X93 last year although they often ended up on the 81/81A towards the end, presumably because they were having issues with them why this ended up happening I don't know.
I'd rather have the Lowlander's at Belmont as it gives them more modern double deckers and don't forget the B7TLs will likely to spend around four months doing not alot when the peak X93 timetable is over.