Does anyone know if these still have the awful interior. And whether it has been retrimmed or repainted. 

And if 8347 will be retrimmed & repainted?

Just 5499 to my knowledge got some seats out of a scrapped Stagecoach E300 with the new GNE moquette, rest haven't been treated. The two Versas at Hexham likely won't be touched until some time next year when the Hexham contracts are supposedly going out to tender.

5507 has the old blue GNE interior including seats.

(26 Nov 2021, 1:30 pm)Jimmi wrote Just 5499 to my knowledge got some seats out of a scrapped Stagecoach E300 with the new GNE moquette, rest haven't been treated. The two Versas at Hexham likely won't be touched until some time next year when the Hexham contracts are supposedly going out to tender.

5507 has the old blue GNE interior including seats.

5500 was also refurbished with new seats.

(26 Nov 2021, 1:30 pm)Jimmi wrote Just 5499 to my knowledge got some seats out of a scrapped Stagecoach E300 with the new GNE moquette, rest haven't been treated. The two Versas at Hexham likely won't be touched until some time next year when the Hexham contracts are supposedly going out to tender.

5507 has the old blue GNE interior including seats.

Shame the Hexham ones won't be touched for atleast a year. 

Wonder with the electric bids put in for Hexham if Tyndale Links will get multiple different types of buses, including longer and shorts models.

Be nice to see them painted sometime!