Stagecoach North East

[Southernsofty]

RE: Stagecoach North East

(14/01/2013 19:10)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(14/01/2013 14:33)rachel Wrote:  If they are keeping man ALX300 then why don't they resrpay them and put led screens on them too so people can see where it going like arriva buses have

Most of them have been repainted in the last 2 years. As for LED displays, the only ones worth fitting them to are the Transbus ALX300-bodied examples (22011-20/61-6), considering most of the oldest examples will be withdrawn within the next 2 or 3 years.

Does anyone know if older pre 2001 MAN/ALX 300s can be easily modified/Certified as DDA compliant?
The North East has a large fleet of elderly MAN single-decks, I seem to recall that Stagecoach originally had a policy of replacing 'Full-size' buses at 16 years, so the S & T reg examples should go in 2014/2015 just before DDA kicks in for full-size S/Decks.
Could the recent lack of new vehicles for Tyne & Wear be due to local policies re Quality Contracts?