(03 Jun 2014, 10:28 pm)Dan wrote I can't do anything other than repeat myself, and as I'm sure you've read my posts, I shan't.
Regarding fleet size - should we not be looking at spare vehicle percentage at each depot (or overall company) opposed to the fleet size in total? I'm not aware of any documents available on the public domain that do allow us to have such information, though. We must remember that Go North East often don't have control of this, as Go-Ahead will set group targets in which operators do have to comply. If they set a target of 12% spare vehicles at each depot, Percy Main can't be having 18%...
Not sure what you mean by the first bit of your post or which part of my post you are referring to...
As for the second bit, why spare vehicle percentage?
Genuine question.
Compass spare vehicle allocation will be miniscule compared to say GNE's.
The chances of a Compass spare vehicle meeting Nexus spec is smaller than one of GNE's meeting the spec.
So in theory, each time a Compass vehicle is off the road for whatever reason, the chances of obtaining a fine is greatly increased.
GNE, despite having a bigger fleet within a specific depot and whatever the dedicated percentage of spare vehicles is (of which a percentage will meet Nexus spec), they still manage to incur fines on a regular basis.