Still quite baffled as to where the X5/X15 vehicles will come from.

Working it out, the only way I could see the X5/X15 going X-Lines without significantly impacting the number of spares available would be another service being reduced.

If the 56 was permanently reduced to every 15 minutes (PVR 11 + 1x spare) and 6096-98 alongside 6099 was allocated to the X5/X15, that would be do-able but would leave Consett with only 2x X-Lines spares covering a PVR of 30x. Plus that would only mean 1x low height decker and 1x Gemini spare.


However, something like the following could perhaps be done.

Washington (1x spare for PVR 14)

• ADL E400MMC 6342-6355 (X-Lines X1)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6100 (X-Lines spare, already suitable spec) *** see notes about this under Consett
  

Deptford (1x spare for PVR 11)

• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6085-6095 (Fab Fifty Six - old spec)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6084 (GNE Corporate spare - old spec)
  

Hexham / Riverside (4x spare for PVR 37)

• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6043-6044 (GNE Corporate spare - old spec)
  
• Volvo B5TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 6334 (X-Lines spare)
  
• Volvo B5TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 6335 (X-Lines spare)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6045-6047 (Tyne Valley Ten - old spec)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6071-6083 (Tyne Valley Ten - old spec)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6001-6007 (Crusader - new spec)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6049-6055 (Crusader - new spec)
  

Percy Main (4x spares for PVR 28 if Coaster stays at every 20 mins)

• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6101 (GNE Corporate spare - new spec)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6102-6117 (Cobalt & Coast - new spec)
  
• Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6056-6067 (Coaster - old spec but could be refurbished)
  
• Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6068-6070 (GNE Corporate spare - old spec but could be refurbished)
  

Consett (3x spares for PVR 30)

• ADL E400MMC 6338-6341 (X-Lines X30)
  
• ADL E400MMC 6336 & 6337 (X-Lines spares) *** will allow more flexibility in terms of spares with 2x suitable height deckers available to be allocated to X30 if required
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6364-6372 (X-Lines X47/X70/X71)
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6373-6377 (X-Lines X31/X45/X46)
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6326-6333 (X-Lines X31/X45/X46)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6096-6099 (X-Lines X5/X15 with 6096-6098 refurbished, 6099 already suitable spec for X-Lines)
  
• Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6048 (X-Lines spare, refurbished)
  

Chester Le Street (3x spares for PVR 23)

• Wright StreetDeck 6356-6363 (X-Lines X21)
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6315-6325 (Angel 21)
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6301-6304 (Angel 21)
  
• Wright StreetDeck 6305-6307 (GNE Corporate spare)