(01 Jan 2014, 2:45 pm)gtomlinson wrote Angel would get an upgrade before Red Arrows?
The Hybrids seem to be constantly off road at some points these days. Only one that seems to cope is the non hybrid ex 724 and TTX vehicles and the many red Northern deckers covering
While I cannot deny that the Angel makes a lot more revenue than the Red Arrows and would therefore justify any investment you throw at it, the Red Arrows vehicles are older and have had longer on a star service to be paid for.
I wouldn't have thought the B5LH vehicles would be suitable elsewhere just yet, so if the X21 did not receive its upgrade in the way I suggested above, I'd suggest that a ten minute frequency would be instated on Angel service 21 to Durham (5m to CLS), with half hourly journeys extending to Bishop Auckland. If this was to happen, I'd imagine that enough B5LH vehicles would be ordered to cover the PVR so the two B7TL spares would actually be..spare.
What would the customer prefer? What would GNE prefer?
I think we'll need to start a '2015 orders' thread in a minute. Of course this is all very early days, so there is ample chance for things to change...