(14 Jun 2020, 8:57 pm)L469 YVK wrote But unless 6118-21 are no longer going to East Yorkshire, where will the vehicles come from for the X5/X15? You've already got.........
- 1x E400MMC X30 Consett
- 14x E400MMC X1 Washington
- 9x StreetDeck X47/X70/X71 Consett
- 13x StreetDeck X31/X45/X46 Consett
Then spares wise, you've got........
- 3x StreetDeck Chester Le Street covering PVR of 23x
- 1x E400MMC Consett covering PVR 4x (X30)
- 1x E400MMC Washington covering PVR 14x
So if the Fab 56 PVR is reduced to 11x (15 min freq) + 1x spare, that would free up 6096-98 from Deptford + 6099 from Percy Main due to Cobalt & Coast PVR now only being 16x. Only 6096-98 would need a refurb as 6099 is already X-Lines spec.
Don't know what GNE are going to do in terms of spares though???
A 12 min frequency may be required initially to aid social distancing but going forward, a 15 minute frequency wouldn't be unreasonable.
Just don't upgrade the X5/X15 to X-Lines and use what they have atm until a later date?
The 56 is currently 15 minutes, don't see the point in increasing to every 12 minutes and then change it back to every 15 minutes.