2021/22 Arriva North West orders & subsequent cascades

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RE: 2021/22 Arriva North West orders & subsequent cascades

(22/09/2021 09:50)Barney Wrote:  Despite the almost universal condemnation of the StreetLites that LS had delivered several years ago and the clear failings of the underpowered engine in the StreetDecker reported elsewhere one does wonder why these have been ordered. Are they that much cheaper? If so, the old adage "Buy cheap, buy twice" needs to be considered.

The Wright B10Ms were solid workhorses and perfectly suited to the demands of inner-city operation and the Arriva app and site is appalling since it was revamped. Perhaps there is some truth in the suggestion that Arriva is in deliberate manged decline.

I think it's more a case of having no choice. They've been wanting to sell the UK bus side of things off for a while, seem to be stuck with it for the foreseeable, and with Euro 6 rules coming in all over the shop, mixed with 15year rules like we have on Merseyside, it's a case of having no choice but buying new buses - the cheapest on the market - to replace their aging fleets or not run at all.