Arriva's 2013-15 Orders

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RE: Arriva's 2013-15 Orders
It depends on what variant they order. If they go for Euro 5 they will be the current design and if they plump for Euro 6 then it will be the revised example, a la the disguised one that has been seen already.

There is a decided reticence among bus operators to order Euro 6, which is probably because none of them want to be the 'guinea pigs'. There are plenty of Euro 6 trucks out there but the bus environment is a lot different, not least the problem with regards to the high exhaust temperatures required, potentially difficult to achieve on a bus which spends a great deal of time either stopped entirely or slowing down with the engine doing no work.

There will be teething problems with Euro 6 and it seems all operators are understandably very keen to let someone else deal with them, although it's a slightly different matter in London. Expect few Euro 6 buses for the provinces until they've proved themselves in the capital. First's recently announced order was entirely Euro 5, for example, although Stagecoach have gone for a few Euro 6s.