(30 Jan 2021, 10:07 pm)Jimmi wrote These things just happen at times even after being worked on, one thing I don't think that helps is they can't ease them back into service by putting them on the 35 for a day or two as the 35 is stuck with a permanent allocation of unreliable sheds like 7445/6.

Investment is certainly needed up there now as the buses are showing their age now especially on the demanding X routes up and down the A1, Solos seem to be struggling now too and then there's the MPDs which must be getting on for doing 3 times more miles than they were intended to do.

There was suggestions of new deckers being on order for the X15/X18 and I think the X14 too but no clue what the deal is with this, speculation started around the time covid appeared then went quiet assuming the order had been cancelled, rumours started appearing again around the autumn time and shortly after it was alleged that they were being diverted to Leicester due to Euro 6 CAZ stuff there after the attempt to transfer E400MMCs from Southend was blocked from happening however I think they've since gotten round this by transferring B9s from Yorkshire which had been converted for the Leeds CAZ which has since been scrapped, so now the rumours are they're destined for the North East again.  Just speculation so all this may or may not be the case.