(10 Mar 2014, 7:45 am)CatsFast101 wrote So the spare will now be at Peterlee full time? As opposed to when Deptford kept one branded vehicle. It makes sense having it at Peterlee in Case it's necessary to replace a vehicle at Middlesbrough etc. wonder if we'll see 5333 or any other Mercs on East Durham services when an MPD seemingly fails!
I doubt it. I think it'll only be for the first week or so to ensure that there aren't any problems - similar to what happened with the Volvo B10BLEs when they first entered service.
It's better for engineering purposes to have the spare at Deptford, and no doubt there will be other reasons too...