(30 May 2020, 6:13 pm)L469 YVK wrote The original decker order (excluding the X1 E400MMCs) was:
- 3x E400MMC for X30
- 1x 6 Cylinder StreetDeck demo
- 13x StreetDeck X31/X45/X46
- 9x StreetDeck X47/X70/X71
- 4x StreetDeck X5/X15
- 3x StreetDeck *Consett Spares*
- 1x StreetDeck X21

22: I would say:

- 13x StreetDeck X31/X45/X46
- 9x StreetDeck X47/X70/X71

Although that leaves no spares though (as for a new batch) and just 2 spares in the whole batch....

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(30 May 2020, 6:31 pm)peter wrote ***Speculation***

Here's my own prediction as to what will happen when the new vehicles arrive:

13x Streetdecks on the X31, X45, X46
-This displaces the current Red Kite Streetlites for use on services at Deptford
-This displaces the current Red Kite B9's to EYMS

9x Streetdecks on the X47, X70, X71,
-This displaces the current Toon Link/Fleet Liveried B9TL's onto services in Newcastle running within the future CAZ

1x E400 MMC on the X30
-This displaces 6336 or 6337 to Washington in turn displacing 3943 onto Scholars/Works services

14x E400 MMC on the X1
-This displaces 6001-6007 elsewhere within the fleet
-This displaces 6049-6055 to Consett, receiving an X-Lines refurb with 4 making up the PVR of the X5/15 and the other three acting as spares for the X-Lines network

Same ideas tbh


I think 6 of the 8 Red Kite Streetlites will go on the X20 (after a small refurb) for X-Lines too - wonder if all 6 Solo's will be allocated to the X20 for the time-being, allowing the 3 Citaro's coming spare from the 26/27 to go on the X6/X7 for extra capacity - but then again... will the X20 need bigger buses too?


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Edit:

Looks like quite a few of the Citaro's have reentered service today according to Bustimes.org

Service listed is what the Citaro's are/were on now, according to Bustimes.org

5278 - 14
5281 - 56
5282 - 28B
5283 - 28
5288/5292/5334 - 78A
5295 - 34A
5300 - X85
5302 - 680
5308-5312/5316/5321 - 26/27
5315 - 28B


I do wonder how many buses so far, Go North East have managed to get back to their normal depots? - no doubt still moving buses until late tonight and then do it all again tomorrow