Possibly as the price may come down in a few years, First have around 50 diesel streetdecks being converted to electric by NewPower.
Personally, as 4600 is the first Stealth Streetdeck ever made, I'd have it left alone, although it might become decidedly more reliable if it was converted.
Economies of scale usually brings prices down.
Indeed. Spotted it on the wyvern this morning.
I wonder if that one has visited Derby before?
I would have thought 3795 was still in Derby, most likely tracking as SP DC on Chaddesden services.
When a bus transfers from area to area, the ticket machine stays with the original operator. It sometimes doesn't get reprogrammed straightaway, giving the impression that a transferred bus has not left.
it was still with derby yesterday, not tracking annoyingly.
Surprised they are still spending money on them, if they are getting rid
Yeah i saw it in chaddesden on 20
At least we know that some omnicities will stay into at least 2025 then, knowing how tight Arriva is.
They could still be got rid off...
Late 2018/Early 2019 with the Derby based streetlites afaik.
I guess the whole group needs a significant amount of investment now, especially with single-decker buses, because long-term, passing around old Pulsars won't cut it.
Well, they can't pass Pulsars around forever.
And I don't think that's what EnviroExplorer is suggesting.
Wasn't that a buy one get five free offer, with no warranty?
I start to.wonder just how many Pulsars are left in service, across Arrivaland.
AD are putting ‘seed’ vehicles in the big groups to try and win orders
Curious, though, that Arriva's seems to have Lazzerini seats instead of Isringhausen ones. The last Arriva buses I can remember riding on with Lazzerini seats were those DAF ALX400s from London which wound up in Leicester (RIP).
