(09 Dec 2019, 9:40 pm)Ryland wrote How true is this though surely there be extra 156 and 158s floating around Heaton to cover, honestly don't see how well a class 153 will cope in the north east routes. Plus our drivers would have to be trained again on them
Double 'em up?
Not a big fan of them personally, but the more stock the better imo.
Can't help thinking the 158's are wasted on the stop/start nature of the local routes and stop/start is certainly not what they were designed for.
Maybe the powers that be are anticipating future problems and feel the 153's are a decent option?