(26 Apr 2015, 6:58 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote I can deffo see Washington getting new deckers soon for many reasons:
- X1 lacks power sockets and NSA's are outdated. Could do with brand refresh and the B9s would almost pay for themselves.
- Crook needs newer deckers for the X21 and despite the Omnidekkas filling in short term if they do, they won't be feasible in the long run. Also, GNE are facing some competiton from Arriva with their MAX X12 service.
- CLS is 2 short for the Angel PVR of modern Gemini 2's. 2 could be fitted with Flybrids and sent there.
- Deptford might need the vehicles to allow the 56 to be re-instated to every 10 minutes.
- TEN is still short of 1 vehicle due to 6084 being needed on the TTX regularly. Will still need another 2 on top as well (1 at Hexham) to allow the B7s to move onto other roles.
- Cobalt Clipper will probably need another PVR increase due to the mayhem at Cobalt some nights.
Davey, whilst I really admire your enthusiasm, this must be suggestion #7,298 to rid Washington of it's B9s?
I wholeheartedly agree that Crook need newer deckers for the X21, but I'd suggest that the TTX getting investment would be the ideal progression for newer deckers to be moved to Pronto? We're all pretty certain that B9s can't remain on that route forever, or their life will be drastically reduced.
Chester may be two short, but they do have the two original Geminis as branded spares to make up the PVR. I'd expect a mid life refurb to be on the cards soon enough, which should improve passenger experience a bit?
Deptford won't need the vehicles. Why would they put the 56 back to every 10 minutes, when it was reduced to every 12 minutes after all other attempts to sort reliability out, failed? Makes no sense.
Considering you keep trying to give away Percy Main's spare B9s in your other suggestions, I don't know why you would want to give them Washington's Red Arrows branded B9s??