Without actually having a ride on either of the demonstrators, i can tell what you mean by saying the Streetdeck lacks power. Since they were only half an hour apart, i decided to hang around for both of them and discovered that the Streetdeck was running late (eventhough it was just by a few minutes) and the E400MMC was running to time. To be fair, they were both heading in the opposite direction but there are still a few dual-carriage ways between Bishop Auckland and Chester-le-Street.
The streetdeck was coming from Newcastle and the E400 was heading to Newcastle.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - July 2015