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Have done similar moves on the Lancashire Day Ranger. Those 507s and 508s are absolute truncheons! Did a trip on a 508 from Sandhills to Southport and back the last time I did an LDR, was very impressed! Not keen on the interiors but the sound they make at full chat is awesome.