RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015
(08 Mar 2015, 12:45 am)tyresmoke wrote Any idea why? Thought it was down to the ferries being on maintenance but it looks like that has been going on since January and isn't actually the case this week anyway...
Percy Main is allocated four vehicles for use on the DFDS 327 contract (3866/67/90/91). As I understand it, the contract doesn't stipulate a set amount of buses required, and it is a case of Go North East supplying how many vehicles are needed on the day. As such, any extra workings on the 327 service come out of Percy Main's set number of double deckers which cover their scholars services.
Riverside (and previously Gateshead) have provided extra buses for years now, when required, never mind since January. It's more unusual for Riverside to cover extra workings on a weekend (as none of their double deckers are required for scholars), but a number of Percy Main's Tridents are on long-term VOR at present, hence the shortage with Riverside filling the void.