15 Jul 2015, 6:51 pm
#372
(15 Jul 2015, 6:22 pm)Michael GNE have lost quite a bit, seems the Olympian will be gone by the start of September?
(15 Jul 2015, 6:26 pm)Michael 
, infact it could be the next few weeks, schools finish this week.
The Nexus Miscellaneous Workings comprise of scholars services and workers services, and sometimes both of these are found within the same contract. As such, I think that all appropriate cascades and withdrawals will commence in September and no sooner.
It looks like Go North East has lost around ten buses worth of work in total, so this should allow for around ten further withdrawals from the fleet.
This isn't strictly relevant to this section of the forum; but with regards to the cascades and withdrawals that will take place as a consequence of this, it's also worth keeping in mind that Go North East is also due to withdraw three more vehicles as a result of the entry into service of the first batch of Scania OmniDekkas, and at least eleven more vehicles are due to be withdrawn by the end of the year when the next batch of former Brighton & Hove Scania OmniDekkas migrate north. That totals fourteen vehicles, and when we pair this with the above PVR decrease, totals twenty four vehicles.
Go North East is currently in the process of withdrawing Volvo Olympians and East Lancs Lolyne bodied Dennis Tridents from its fleet.
- Volvo Olympian - 5x Stanley Depot, 3x Riverside Depot [TOTAL 8].
- Dennis Trident - 10x Chester-le-Street Depot, 5x Stanley Depot, 4x Percy Main Depot [TOTAL 19].
Marcus has
already confirmed elsewhere on the forum that some scholars services in County Durham are also due to change.
I think this puts Go North East in a really good position to withdraw all of the above vehicles from its fleet (perhaps excluding the two "DFDS Seaways" branded Lolynes at Percy Main?) Of course, some single deckers may be withdrawn instead...
Any further speculation on this matter should go in the relevant thread!
