22 Oct 2015, 3:29 pm
#748
(22 Oct 2015, 2:38 pm)Dan It hasn't gone back to Percy Main to receive maintenance as far as I know - could we please ensure that all speculation is clearly marked as such?
To clarify; it was used on the 327 yesterday, and operated straight from Riverside Depot. It has been at Bells near the Team Valley for maintenance all of today, though is out and about on the road again now.
The yellow MPD is 542, and it is indeed a float vehicle to be used on various shuttle services (like 547 at Stanley - presently on the TESCO contract). For the next four months it will see use on the Chowdene Bridge closure shuttle service, though I'd already reported this. I'm not sure where we have got the idea that it was supposed to be a red MPD allocated...
Should just get Scania or ADL E400s for the X21 TBH. If they get Streetdecks, they will be the worst double deck purchase since the Lolyne. Will be interesting if it ends up on a peak time 10B or even a Riverside board that serves Hexham on the 10 if any without having an overnight stop. Would almost certainly not have enough power to get up the A184 incline towards Askew Rd Junction / Redheugh Bridge approach from the Teams without causing a tailback.
