First Bus - Leicester

[RobertJ21a]

Nobody seems to know why the 5 electrified Streetdecks haven't returned. 
Why haven't all the other conversions (bar 2) gone back into service elsewhere ?

[Fin W]

Hoeford's 4 have been delivered so hopefully ours aren't much further behind.

[Magikrabby]

I've seen a picture floating around of one of them on a test drive after conversion not long ago, was still in the fuchsia urban livery at the time. My guess would be that one is currently getting a repaint and interior refurb which I think took the first one a month or two

edit: didn't take long to find, it was 35192! https://www.flickr.com/photos/77175657@N00/54200588997/

[Mayfield]

They are mostly being stored for the winter. One went on loan to operate a temporary college service before Christmas as a result of the college's minibuses being stolen, and I think another went on loan to Bristol for some testing.

Expensive assets sitting around doing nothing until I guess Easter.

[Magikrabby]

EMA probably pay them enough to make that worth it! They're very long but have a number of seats similar to that of an Optare Solo, since most the vehicle is luggage space, so they're not particularly practical for uses outside of airport duty.