(05 Sep 2017, 1:40 pm)Malarkey wrote Leaving Washington without a spare for the Indigo Network, which would explain why 6042 was on the 82 yesterday, which according to the news has been Withdrawn.

With the operation of scholars 452 and the 968 transferring from Deptford Depot to Peterlee, why did a Bus from Deptford not transfer to Peterlee instead?

Looking at the fleet list for Washington Depot, there only spares are 5324/5337 & 5338, as 6141/6142 form part of the allocation for the X1.

I do hope once the B5TL's enter service that Washington receive a few B7 Geminis from Riverside, saying that they look like they are Stanley bound. 

Not quite.

Back in July, service 86 was revised to operate between Concord and The Galleries only (and hence the PVR of service 86 reduced to 1 vehicle, from 2). 705 was hence released for cascade back then, but used at Washington until 3rd September on a Miscellaneous Works board, so a double-deck vehicle could be released to Riverside for Metro Replacement.

As soon as the content of this Miscellaneous Works board was lost entirely on 3rd September, it was no longer required at Washington (which is why 705 transferred to Peterlee at the weekend).

So two spares for the X1 (currently 6141/42) - as before - with 3943 being allocated to scholars 885 and a peak-time X1 run.
Three spares for the 4 and 5/50 (5324, 5337 and 5338) - as before.
One spare for the indiGo Washington network - as before (but now covering a smaller PVR, so a higher spare vehicle percentage overall).

The B7TLs withdrawn from Washington are removed from the fleet as a result of the loss of Miscellaneous Works contracts, so no need for them to be replaced.