26 Oct 2015, 11:13 am
#831
(25 Oct 2015, 9:08 pm)Dan 6020 is a 'float vehicle' - it can transfer from depot to depot without replacement. It's allocated to Deptford at the moment as it was covering for 6085 which was away for GKN mods. When the next Percy Main based Volvo B9TL goes away, 6020 should transfer there.
Wonder how Percy Main are going to cope when the roadworks start on Norham Road when the bridgeworks / traffic light fittings are in progress. And not only this, but when the new Silverlink junction starts, the backlog from the current junction and Cobalt Park Way will be huge with not only the existing traffic trying to get on to the Coast Road along Middle Engine Lane / B&Q, but also all the cars trying to get to the Tyne Tunnel via the Silverlink. Only thing I can think off is that to reduce the impact of the Silverlink Roadworks, then except the 19 and any other buses, the road down to the Silverlink roundabout from Middle Engine Lane to near Ospery Drive (the top entrance to the Silverlink) is made buses only and if things got bad, then the afternoon 309, 310, X39, 22X and 22 runs towards Newcastle could run down there and to Willington Square before rejoining their retrospective routes despite having to contend with the Silverlink traffic which would be far less worse than the traffic heading along Middle Engine Lane with also the cars trying to get to the Tyne Tunnel too.
