(21 Apr 2020, 1:33 pm)Michael wrote That's defiantly one of the points, of why its been downgraded but also because the Scania Euro 5 upgrade contract said, as previously said they needed to stay in Sunderland because of this, and the only route to get all of them on was was the 35 - after all the other routes were upgraded,however it should be upgraded once Deptford gets the Streetlites from the Red Kite... whether that's Streetlites or another kind of bus.

Yes had the original plans gone ahead the citaros would of been on the 35 with the laser L94 going to the 20. Just a culmination of circumstance that lead to the 35 being downgraded. The contract with Sunderland council was a bit crap as buses couldn't be replaced until after the 5yrs. Unlike the agreement with STC and the omnicities. They can be moved before contract expires if new euro 6 buses are purchased for the route