Arriva North West/Arriva Buses Wales VDL Cadets

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RE: Arriva North West/Arriva Buses Wales VDL Cadets

(22/10/2018 19:33)Barney Wrote:  Arriva has taken on very few ex-Avon routes and rail replacements always have and always will be required on the Merseyrail network.

The reason why I think these Cadets will be around for several more years is because, outside of London, Arriva has a moratorium on fleet replacement. Refurbishing, repainting and re-engineering a Cadet is a lot cheaper than buying a new Streetlite or Enviro200 MMC.

Even in London Arriva are having a break from new vehicles. This may be circumstantial with no new route tenders requiring new buses.