(10 Apr 2014, 5:35 pm)Marcus wrote For me it would look like this;
* I'm pretty sure all Unit 1's drive the mainstream services as a result of experience and that all drivers start on Unit 2 and rise up to Unit 1.
Hexham Unit 1 - TEN, X84/X85
Hexham Unit 2 - H11, AD122 and all the other local services
Percy Main Unit 1 - Cobalts, Coaster
Percy Main Unit 2 - 9, 17, 17A, 40, 41
I know this was probably brought up when Riverside was formed, but I do know all Winlaton changeovers happen at the Metrocentre, and all Winlaton drivers no longer have the 5 at the beginning of their driver number but a 4 then a 5-9 number following it. I'm think Gateshead drivers got lucky and other than a few services transferred from Saltmeadows (driven by Saltmeadows drivers?), nothings really changed for them other than no parking spaces offered to neither near the depot (other than the main road). I wouldn't know where to start with their Units, other than that I know Unit 4 is for the X66 and other routes that require experienced drivers.
Also worth noting, I was told by one of Chester's Unit 1 drivers that their rotor is 36 weeks long and they work their way down it (obviously repeating several duties), however when the shift changes occur I believe the duty numbers stay the same but the shifts change slightly as a result. Basically to sum up this marathon post;
Unit 1 - Experienced drivers and Mainstream routes
Unit 2 - Less Experienced drivers and Less Mainstream routes
think X40 and X66 are the same it requires you to know how to drive an artic