(26 Jan 2024, 11:20 pm)Storx wrote I just think it's bonkers that there's currently 10 16 Plate Streetdeck's sitting around in London collecting dust right now and have been since around September with no use for them since they're such a microfleet.
Complete waste, could easily be the solution for this mess, by converting them to single door, sending them to Yorkshire to join their batch down there and them sending some Enviro's up here, even if it's a temporary solution.
@megan, I'd be very surprised if it's the biggest money maker (assuming with Arriva). I'd say with fair confidence that the Stagecoach 39/40 are the most profitable route in the North East.
To be fair it would be cool to have some Streetdecks to see off the ALX’s. I know Coastliner use streetdecks for their services to Whitby and Scarborough so I can’t see why Arriva wouldn’t be able to if they were transferred. But tbf if they were to come to the north they probs would all go to Durham and Blyth and then Redcar would get their older buses.