More Arriva London cascades?

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RE: More Arriva London cascades?

(27/10/2013 21:17)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  It won't get the B5TL as Arriva only buy them as part of the Green Fund scheme, new deckers would be the standard lowheight VDL DB300's

I think you're confusing the B5L and the B5TL. The B5TL is a brand new diesel decker using the euro 6 engine, so it wouldn't be purchased as part of the Green Bus Fund.

That being said, it is unlikely Arriva would go for B5TLs on current form. For Southport, I would expect VDL DB300s with high-backed (possibly leather) seating. As for the B7s, one good use if they don't go back to Speke would be on the 47/48. There aren't enough to fully convert this route to double deck operation, but it would be a start.