(06 Mar 2013, 6:05 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote ohhh well someone would of got a photo today more than likely.
Note regarding previous post regarding new buses, according to Adrian Hedley - Not sure how reliable this information is but according to him the Washington Street Shuttle is to get new buses along the Metrolink M1 before the end of the year.
Now personally as much as i'd like this to happen with the WSS on the M2/M3 which one of my local services through Lambton. I certainly don't see it happening before the end of 2013, I think 2014 would be more realistic. Plus the WSS Mpd's are working perfectly and have done since 2002/3 when first bought by GNE.
I liked the quote about the M1 getting 'newer' vehicles. In days gone by, the 194/M1 always got the newest vehicles in the fleet. Until the Leyland Lynx's were dispatched and replaced with a load of re-engined nationals...
It will be interesting to see if 'newer' means cascaded from somewhere else or brand new. It is obviously safe, but one of the branded M1 vehicles sounds as though a rear wheel or axle is going to come crashing to the ground when you ride on it. It has been like that for years.
The street shuttles are a similar age to the M1 vehicles, so it would make sense for those to be sent to a low cost unit like Consett or Peterlee to replace the older vehicles there.