Now HGDEP is dumping DM3500s on svc 325. Starting to see them
more often with different plates. DM3500s deregistration is probaly
after 5 more years or so, so the DM3500s may stay on 325 for a
while, but since no perm stix were spotted on ANY DM3500 on 325, it
may just be in a "holding pattern" just to take over the
deregistering DM MkIV and when the newer batch Citaro comes, a full
Citaro fleet is HIGHLY likely. Most likely 159, 112, 372 and 325
would have full Citaro or WAB fleet when the new batch arrives.
Most likely also svc 88 would have ALOT of future batch wrights,
due to the fact that svc 88 has alot of Leyland Olympians and some
Volvo Olympians which usually if u havent noticed, buses nearing
deregistration date will usually shift to a lower key bus service
until it is deregistered, that "lower key" is usually feeders,
thats why usually feeders have the oldest buses and would not jump
to new ones immediately (e.g. 101) until a point when the service
has alot of users, (when Buangkok Vale, located at 66481 bus stop,
Opp Blk 968) probably 325 will start to get higher capacity buses.
So far after the DM3500s the next batch is K230UBs Euro IV, but
since Citaro is coming in very soon, most likely 325 will have a
FULL WAB fleet (mostly Citaro's. I can confirm that) I know someone
in SBST and he told me usually thats how it is. Same case with
O405s went to feeders then deregistered. Mostly the same with most
deregistering buses.
but @ the moment HGDEP only left 1 SP citaro (SBS 6248P ) The
other all asign to perm svc !