(21 Sep 2024, 4:19 pm)PH - BQA wrote Do Stockton have any X66 boards these days? They'd arguably be perfect for that too.
I notice a post on Facebook today where comments from employees are indicating that the remaining B7TLs will be withdrawn within a few weeks. I've also heard on the grapevine that the Darlington E300s (1351-6) are not long for this world.
Not too sure on the X66/X67, I assumed they were Darlington based. Darlington badly needs investment though aswell really, what though I couldn't really say because it seems like some routes should probably have more deckers on them. Moving the Streetlite's out probably wouldn't be the worst thing either as they seem to struggle with them and they'd be better joining their sisters at Durham and Stockton and sticking them on more local routes which they're better suited really.
Interesting the B7's though, wonder if it might involve the B9's + DB300's at Whitby possibly? If I'm correct the PVR is only 5 in the winter and there's currently 12 buses there, so would kind of work, especially if they ran one of the X93 boards with singles as they don't really need deckers in the winter really with a new plan to sort the problem out properly by next Summer. The timetable should be due soon, believe it's the first week of November usually.
Well unless something comes up from London, I know there's talk of them withdrawing some of their DB300's.