(16 Apr 2019, 6:47 pm)Michael wrote That's not good.... have a feeling a downgrade for the X5 to Solo's, so its on the same buses as the X6/X7, but X5 has USB and moving to Peterlee? 

X5 Citaro's to move Consett to replace 5481-5485, moving them back their previous role.... meaning the omnicities are in a open role until the Scania's can be withdrawn in June.

The X5 needs a full sized single decker with the amount of passengers using the service between Sunderland, Doxford International and Peterlee as I know from working up Doxy in the past it is busy in both directions throughout the day, I can't see it using Solo SR's.

I think depending on what's on order double decker wise and which services are inline for an upgrade we will see the Red Kite/Prince Bishops go to full double decker operation with the Streetlites going on the likes of the X30 at Stanley and the 6's at Riverside for example with the Omnicities moving into a spare capacity replacing the Solars.

The Solo SR's have to be moving on to a service where they'd be fit for purpose to have wifi, usb and nsa's to which I think the 19 at Percy Main would be a good shout.