(11 Jul 2020, 8:18 pm)Malarkey Makes more sense to have the E400MMC's at Consett for the X45/X46/X47 & X31/X70/X71 for Depot Standardisation purposes than having a mix of different vehicle types across said services.

(11 Jul 2020, 8:18 pm)Malarkey Makes more sense to have the E400MMC's at Consett for the X45/X46/X47 & X31/X70/X71 for Depot Standardisation purposes than having a mix of different vehicle types across said services.

(11 Jul 2020, 8:31 pm)Stanleyone Not all going to Consett.

(11 Jul 2020, 10:33 pm)Michael

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5 of the E400's going on the X84/X85?

(12 Jul 2020, 5:37 am)Stanleyone Not 5, the new plan calls for the X70/X71 to once again inter work with the X30 at Newcastle. Will the hourly link from Stanley to Consett remain?, in my honest opinion, not at the current times. Heading for Newcastle the 16 runs 2 mins in front from Catchgate and heading to Consett it's on stand and loaded before the X30 gets in from Newcastle.

(12 Jul 2020, 8:02 am)L469 YVK Well.........the E400MMCs aren't all going to Consett. So given that GoNE have sorted the issue of an unsuitable vehicle type on one route (X9/X10), perhaps they'll do the same for the X21.

(12 Jul 2020, 5:37 am)Stanleyone Not 5, the new plan calls for the X70/X71 to once again inter work with the X30 at Newcastle. Will the hourly link from Stanley to Consett remain?, in my honest opinion, not at the current times. Heading for Newcastle the 16 runs 2 mins in front from Catchgate and heading to Consett it's on stand and loaded before the X30 gets in from Newcastle.

(12 Jul 2020, 8:47 am)cbma06 Does anyone know the upcoming fleet changes are?


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(12 Jul 2020, 8:48 am)L469 YVK So I take it Consett's interworking patterns will look something like this:

X30/(X70/X71)/X30 (PVR 8)
Consett (X71): 00:25
Newcastle (X71): 01:23
Newcastle (X30): 01:30
Stanley (X30): 02:08
Stanley (X30): 02:15
Newcastle (X30): 02:54
Newcastle (X71): 03:00
Consett (X71): 03:55 >>>>>> then layover at Consett until xx:25 (or xx:52 if X70)

X45/X31/X46/X46/X47/X45 (PVR 17)
Consett (X45): 00:05
Newcastle (X45): 01:08
Newcastle (X31): 01:15
Stanley (X31): 01:53
Stanley (X31): 02:00
Newcastle (X31): 02:39
Newcastle (X46): 02:45
Consett (X46): 03:45

Then..................

Consett (X46): 03:55
Newcastle (X46): 04:58
Newcastle (X47): 05:05
Blackhall Mill (X47): 05:57
<<<<<<<<< extra layover for reliability or allow more running time>>>>>>>>>>
Blackhall Mill (X47): 06:20
Newcastle (X47): 07:18
Newcastle (X45): 07:25
Consett (X45): 08:25

(12 Jul 2020, 10:09 am)Michael Does the PVR 8 for the 3 already here for the X30? (just checking )

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Wonder if they would want a full batch of the same bus on the Red Arrows though instead of a mixture.



My predication's would be:


13 Streetdecks on the X1 + 1 spare


8 Streetdecks on the X30/(X70/X71)/X30


15 E400 + the 2 from the X30 go on to the X45/X31/X46/X46/X47/X45 + 1 spare



But it also looks like the X84/X85 isn't getting the X9/X10 deckers so it makes me think, that those services will get B9 cascades - but refurbished in to X-Lines.

X5/X15 also gaining B9 cascades - refurbished in to X-Lines

(12 Jul 2020, 10:09 am)Michael 8 Streetdecks on the X30/(X70/X71)/X30

(12 Jul 2020, 10:42 am)Michael Changed my predication's..............

New buses:

21 Streetdecks + 1 Euro 6 (spare role due to it moving around the depots)
15 E400’s


Allocations:


14 Streetdecks on the X1 + 1 spare = 15


7 Streetdecks + 10 E400’s on the X31/X45/X46/X47 = 17 PVR


5 New E400’s + current 3 on the X30/X70/X71 = 8 PVR



Spares for Consett:


6335/6336/6337 – X-Lines spares for Consett

= 3 spares for a PVR 25

(12 Jul 2020, 10:59 am)Adtrainsam I might have missed something, but where are the X9 | X10 deckers going?
There are currently 7, which 2/ 3 could be used for spares at Consett and the rest used for either the X5/ 15 instead of refurbishing B9TLs. As all they’d need would be a repaint and some vinyls and they’d be fully suitable, because they’re already in X lines spec.

(12 Jul 2020, 11:06 am)Michael Your guess is as good as ours, they were rumoured to be going on the X84/X85 but then it was hinted they weren't so no idea.

The Black version of the X-Lines, is the X-Lines spare livery.