(26 Nov 2014, 5:00 pm)Dan wrote I think the PVR will only decrease by one vehicle - this vehicle will probably replace one of the oldest members of the fleet (a Volvo B10BLE or an Olympian).
I think you've hit the nail on the head...
If the PVR drops by one vehicle, this would allow one of the red Volvo B9s (presumably 6100) to transfer to another depot. Percy Main has struggled to cover a PVR of 16 with just one red spare, so perhaps could benefit from another.
Even when the PVR of both routes was 15, I think Deptford coped a lot better with just allocating Volvo B9s than Percy Main, who have allocated far more vehicles which aren't Volvo B9s.
I'd imagine that this would allow for a Volvo B10 in the fleet to be replaced. Perhaps one of Percy Main's Volvo B10s would be released to Chester-le-Street, allowing a Lime example to be binned? The alternative would be one of Percy Main's red double deckers transferring to Stanley to allow another Olympian to be binned.
I do think that this will differ slightly from the 27.
If it could be possible to remove two vehicles from the PVR by having a 12 minute frequency, then I'd imagine GNE would only remove one and do something similar to what you've suggested above.
Most welcome. Glad to have cleared a few things up.
It does seem to suggest that there will be no changes to service 238, to answer Drifter60's question from the other day.
Do u think these changes will have an impact on what GNE orders this year?
Do u think the 20/20A could be part of this years investment?