(13 Nov 2013, 7:49 am)Michael wrote Maybe all of them + the ones for the 9 could move their and the 9 just use spares? - only because it seems to be all B10's lately.
You'll notice that the X30/X31 has primarily been allocated Plaxton President bodied Dennis Tridents 3886, 3887, 3888 and 3889 as of late, having been transferred from Chester-le-Street not so long ago. I understand this is after a number of complaints regarding the Volvo B7TL variety of Plaxton Presidents as well as the East Lancs Lolyne variety of Dennis Tridents. 3886, 3887, 3888 and 3889 all have two bays for both wheelchair users as well as pushchairs - they are therefore more suitable for the current service role.
I believe at present the only plans in place are for the X30/X31 to receive an upgrade. It would then leave 3886-89 to be allocated to services X70/X71. As we all know though, plans can change... I imagine Stanley aren't too happy about receiving the Omnicitys back again given their rather poor reliability, and we've also got to look at the possibility of the 9's PVR increasing to 7 from 4.
Whilst the Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents are indeed DDA-compliant, they are admittedly not suitable for a public service role. It is therefore why Go North East are trying to have those vehicles in a "back seat role" (as previously discussed) and perhaps limited to scholars and the like only. They should become the new Olympians, only being allocated to public service roles if/when necessary.