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The newest (and only low-floor) double-deckers were four nine-year-old DAF DB250s with Alexander ALX400 bodies that had been new to UK North in Manchester, which had also competed with Stagecoach.
The timetable changes also coincide with Stagecoach introducing new high-tech double-decker buses on its 32 route, linking Bransholme and the city centre. The nine £130,000 Dennis Trident Alexander buses are part of the firm's plan to update buses across the city.
The new company is expected to announce that it has already received an order worth £7.5m for 50 double-deckers for Travel West Midlands, the Birmingham bus operator.
Arriva is investing a further £8m on 70 buses in the Yorkshire area of its operations, including 20 low-floor double deck ALX 400 buses, destined for the Leeds guided bus way project.