Ex MTL (R-ABA) 10.7M Plaxton Pointer 2's

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RE: Ex MTL (R-ABA) 10.7M Plaxton Pointer 2's

(10/08/2012 21:54)P450 SWX Wrote:  7533 (P533 MBU) - CHESTER
This Plaxton Pointer 1 is still in Chester AFAIK if it is I wonder why

I'd assume because it's obviously still considered an operational requirement. If there's no problems on it, it has MOT still to run, has tax still to run and is required for service, what's the point of shipping something marginally newer (and also undergoing withdrawal) all the way over to Chester just to replace it?

To be honest though, I doubt 7533 will have much of a future left after the new Pulsars enter service, which is unfortunate. A Cadet could in theory be retained to replace it if there aren't enough Pulsars to replace it outright anyway.