(25 May 2017, 6:14 pm)L469 YVK wrote New orders:

- 17x + 2x spare Wright Streetdeck for Angel 21
- 17x + 2x spare Wright Streetdeck for Cobalt Clipper 309/310/X39

Cascades:
- 6056 to 6068 = Riverside - Crusader
- 6069/70 = Riverside - Corporate Spares
- 6084(T) = Riverside - Corporate Spare
- 6101(T) = Riverside - Corporate Spare
- 6102/03= Riversde/Hexham - Corporate Spares
- 6104/05/06 = Riverside/Hexham - TEN (or Tyne Valley Ten)
- 6107/08/09/10/11/12 = Stanley - Toon Link
* Extra Mon-Fri Toon Link decker kept as car working*
- 6113/14/15/16 = Stanley - Red Kite
- 6117 = Stanley - Corporate Spare
- 6118 = Washington - Red Arrows (frequency re-increased)
- 6119/20 = Washington - Corporate Spares
- 6121 = Crook - Corporate Spare (private reg applied)
- 5310/11 = Stanley - Corporate Spare
- 5312/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 = Stanley - Toon Link
- 5328/29/30 = Stanley - Toon Link

Vehicles freed up for further cascades:
- 9x Scania OmniDekka (6x Stanley / 2x Washington / 1x Crook)
- 7x Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini
- 13x Scania OmniCity

Notes:
- If new vehicles were ordered for TTX, no'new' spare vehicles ordered with 6084/6101 stepping in if needed

So, where do I start with ripping this apart.....

The Crusader has been confirmed as retaining the Citaros (5310-9 plus 5320-2 replacing 5328-30) once they are refurbished. Therefore, 6056-70 won't be cascaded to the 27.

As for upgrading the Cobalt Clipper - I would say it is more likely that the Tyne Valley Ten will be the one to receive new deckers ahead of the 309/310/X39.

As has been stated, the B9s can not be used on Toon Link due to a low bridge on the X30 route in Dunston.