23 Feb 2017, 4:54 pm
#295
(23 Feb 2017, 4:39 pm)James M Aye, well, to be honest, they have ran the current B9's down to the ground, constantly thrashing them out, all day, every day has made most of them worse for wear. I would think if 6049, 6071 and 6101 did come available, and if they did get allocated to the TTX, i assume they would replace 6046, 6047 and 6048 as they are very worse for wear (especially 6048).
Thanks.
It would only be
one of them depending on what route GNE decided to target fuel / efficiency savings with lightweight double deck vehicles (if any that is). The whole purpose of the cascaded vehicle with a Tachograph alongside 6084 would allow 2x spare vehicles to be available. This would not only allow the opportunity to rest 6043-48 but would ensure that suitable spares could be allocated if needed and or allow more downtime as required for 6043/48.
Red Arrows Cascade:
- 11x to Stanley inclusive of a spare vehicle
- 2x to Riverside / Hexham for TEN
- 1x to Riverside (6049) for TEN but swapped for spare B7 if needed for TTX
- 6084 becomes dedicated TTX spare
TEN Cascade:
- 11x to Stanley inclusive of a spare vehicle
- 1x to Percy Main for additional Cobalt Clipper spare
- 1x remaining at Riverisde being 6071 and alongside 6084 both become primary spare vehicles at Riverside for TTX and can also be used on TENs alongside newer corporate spares if not required on TTX
Cobalt Clipper Cascade:
- 11x to Stanley inclusive of a spare vehicle
- 3x to Riverside / Hexham for TEN
- 2x to Riverside / Hexham as spares for TEN
- 1x to Riverside being 6101 and alongside 6084 both become primary spare vehicles at Riverside for TTX and can also be used on TENs alongside other corporate spares if not required on TTX
