Been told by a couple of the drivers that in the next week they will take delivery of 20 new MMC400s, this will mean that 20 East Lancs Tridents will be taken out of service at the beginning of the winter season next week, this will coincide with the closure of the railway until the end of March to carry out electrification on the route towards Preston, this means that the 20 new MMC400s will service the rail replacement contract they won with Northern Rail for trips between Blackpool North/South and Preston
Once the rail replacement contract is finished the new buses will be used on normal service