(07 Apr 2023, 1:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote If anything, any order for new deckers soon is required for the Durham County operation - let's not forget Darlington now have decker-operated boards on 1/5/5A/X1, 7s, X26 and X66 but still only have 7 E400s. Add to the need to replace the B7s and you're looking at a need for new stock.

Would 7541-52 if they were replaced to bring all of Ashington in line not be an option?

Still a bit of a grey area replacing these as unknown how the X21 & X22 will fare when the ABTL opens next year and whether there'll be a frequency reduction.

At the moment, it's currently:
- 16x E400MMC (72 reg) - X14, X15, X18, X20
- 3x E400MMC (72 reg) - X21/X22
- 12x E400MMC (17 reg) - X21/X22

So if the 7541-52 (17 reg) were replaced, would still leave no spares as such, but would give maybe 3x-4x spares if the X21 & X22 got reduced to every 30 minutes each.