26 Nov 2014, 5:00 pm
#505
(26 Nov 2014, 11:44 am)Michael Sorry but don't agree with the 56 change, means straight away, at least 2 branded buses will be dropped, whats the point in buying them?
Edit: it does however mean the 2 spare buses bought for the 56, can replace other decker's at Deptford.
I think the PVR will only decrease by one vehicle - this vehicle will probably replace one of the oldest members of the fleet (a Volvo B10BLE or an Olympian).
(26 Nov 2014, 11:55 am)BJ10VUS I suppose one of the Gemini 2s could be used as a spare on the 309/310, however unlikely? Would make a certain someone very happy! 
I think you've hit the nail on the head...
If the PVR drops by one vehicle, this would allow one of the red Volvo B9s (presumably 6100) to transfer to another depot. Percy Main has struggled to cover a PVR of 16 with just one red spare, so perhaps could benefit from another.
Even when the PVR of both routes was 15, I think Deptford coped a lot better with just allocating Volvo B9s than Percy Main, who have allocated far more vehicles which aren't Volvo B9s.
I'd imagine that this would allow for a Volvo B10 in the fleet to be replaced. Perhaps one of Percy Main's Volvo B10s would be released to Chester-le-Street, allowing a Lime example to be binned? The alternative would be one of Percy Main's red double deckers transferring to Stanley to allow another Olympian to be binned.
(26 Nov 2014, 11:55 am)park5354 Reducing frequency, but keeping same pvr. This means slightly more running time and recovery time at each end, resulting in less mileage lost, hence increased reliability.
The same was done to service 27. Reduced from 10 mins to 11 mins, meaning each trip was given an extra 10 mins. Passengers barely notice waiting an extra min, but do notice that most trips now are able to operate full route, especially in Newcastle.
I do think that this will differ slightly from the 27.
If it could be possible to remove two vehicles from the PVR by having a 12 minute frequency, then I'd imagine GNE would only remove one and do something similar to what you've suggested above.
(26 Nov 2014, 4:05 pm)Tom I really like those changes!
Thanks for the info Dan 
Most welcome. Glad to have cleared a few things up.
It does seem to suggest that there will be no changes to service 238, to answer Drifter60's question from the other day.
