(04 Feb 2014, 8:27 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote I been thinking about what should do with the Red Omnicities for a few Days now, but I am Unsure on the Current PVR's of the Current Routes. I was thinking instead of Allocating them to X30/X31, Why not put them on 13/14/15/15A/X25, Obviously not all Services might be Possible, But this would mean that Northern Omnicities 5247-49/Red Omnicities 5250/5253-54 and 5273 would move over to Chester/Stanley, Then Solars 5201-04 would go to Percy Main for the 19, To then free up 5243-46 which would join the other Omnicities. Then the Ex London Presidents and the ELC Loynes could be Split between Depots to Withdraw Olympians etc.
I can't see the cobalt connect Omnicity moving anywhere, there's no pint - they're doing a job just fine.
The 9 is flexible, currently allocated the omnicitys but there's no really need to keep them on there I suppose. So eight of them moving over to Stanley could be an option fro West Durham Swift but nine vehicles are required, but eight 'reliable*' vehicles will certainly be a good thing for that route. There's also the original question of does it require deckers? The reason for removing the Omnicitys in the first place.
*I know people question the reliability of the omnicitys and problems have been known previously but the omnicitys appeared to a whole lot more reliable than the current allocation of presidents on X30/X31/X70/X71.
IF, and it's a big if, this does happen then what do you allocate to the 9? Solars?
Going a little of topic now, but I do wonder if GNE are considering in investing in some new deckers? I know we've seen Fab56/Cobalt Clipper get new deckers, but it's reliability of the Presidents, Vykings and a lot of GNE doubled decked fleet that are becoming an issue.
Could TTX/Red Arrows get something new this year allowing some to transfer to Pronto or X30/X31/X70/X71 (if it does require deckers).
If this forum and the GNE Facebook page are anything to go buy it would seem that WearTess Xpress, Pronto, West Durham Swift, Service 13/14 are the ones were reliability, breakdowns are becoming real problems. (Although recent timetable changes seem to have improved the latter, but breakdowns were very frequent).