18 Aug 2015, 10:15 pm
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(18 Aug 2015, 10:01 pm)BusLoverMum Even less of a good fit if they're seriously considering it for the X9/10. Most of that route is high speed. The Geminis they already have are better.
Heck, even the old, clapped out Presidents on the X21 are better - they go like the clappers when they're working.
I'd say the StreetDeck has a similar level of performance to the Pronto branded Presidents.
With the thoughts about the StreetDeck being trialled, I'm not going to give an opinion on how I think it will perform on the X9/X10 before actually sampling it on these routes as I can only give an opinion based on my two journeys on the X21 and the X9/X10 routes are a different nature to the X21. Problem is those Gemini's currently used on the X9/X10 won't last forever especially on a route as demanding as these, I can see Go North East making investment in these routes again sometime before the end of 2017 and the trial of the StreetDeck makes me think this is possibly going to happen. It's just a shame they couldn't have kept the Enviro 400MMC demonstrator for a few more weeks and trialled it on the X9/X10 although I am uncertain as to whether it was fitted with a tachograph which it obviously needs to operate these services.
