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The Evora's seem rock solid but the BZLs were late and had lots of issues. I seem to remember chat of EvoTors being on order which haven't materialised? So it looks like it could be a factor but I can only hypothesise.

Yup discussed on this thread which is now two pages back so easily missed:

It would be a change of policy, but one that would make sense. Let's see if 950 gives up LB10 BUS before it goes off fleet.

I mean with an all refreshed Electric Bus range, arguably they should have the design / R&D capacity to do so if they wished, but that would involve investing money and time into it?

Not entirely a shock, it wouldn't have gone from unsustainable and required closing to the maintenance of the status quo in the time that has past, although I appreciate that'll be of little comfort to those under the threat of redundancy.

I've not seen it mentioned elsewhere but the BZL is, I believe, the only electric decker with two forward gears, instead of one. With Edinburgh so famously hilly, I think that will be an additional factor. That said I'm interested to see what the electric Wright single deckers (reportedly on...

The cost per vehicle is high, I reckon this is a possibility.

Awards are interesting, we aren't able to directly compare them as they are for different types of vehicles but using the data we have they are paying vastly different sums out of their own pockets per vehicle (i.e. ignoring the subsidy): Ember are paying £406k per vehicle, Lothian £402k, First...

It seems like a recurring problem literally everywhere, like the incompetence is on the side of the charging infrastructure installation side, not the receiving operator. Based on this, if I were an operator looking to migrate to electric, I'd get the estimated end of installation date and...

I assume the ADL or Wright don't weigh half of the Volvo, so if this is the case its looking like a horrific mismatch (or some serious over claiming going on from the UK...)

Given there are so many 11 plate deckers to replace, but then the next age bracket is 14 plates (not due off until 2029) I'd expect them to chip away gradually at these with EV decker deliveries every year, with some of the 11 plate native B9s therefore getting an extended stay of execution...

I'm interested in this case as it validates for me a personal theory that applies to any workplace, which is if an unwanted culture exists, it's extremely hard to change. I'm not saying that is definitely the case here but considering what's changed it's solidifying the theory: The owners have...

What happened to the E300s that came off the Airport route? I know they were tired, but they should have still had life left in them?

Yeah no worries, I must admit I was surprised when the ex Skylinks got the green treatment for ECB, especially as the ex Skylinks in main fleet got left blue inside.

Thanks I wonder if they'll retrim the LCBs with green to match the majority of their ECB siblings, given the exterior livery is the same. I suspect not due to all the plastics that would need to be changed to do it properly though.

Random question, did the X5 switch to double deck operation as I feel I read it would at the last service change? Or is there a single shortage at the moment?

How uncharacteristic for the author /Sarcasm

Must admit none, and reason being I've never really thought about it until you asked!

I agree to a point, yes the tech has moved on but it's also still not changed massively, the basics remain the same battery, motors, chassis, body. When Bamford bought Wrights he was perfectly within his rights to say "best of luck" to Lothian when the StreetAirs needed attention, but it...

I too would be surprised given the last Wright Electric Single Deckers were, what, the biggest purchasing failure in the history of the company?!? However, we don't know what's going on behind the scenes.