(26 Nov 2014, 5:38 pm)Michael wrote Few repaints coming up if changes go ahead!
Like i said before, i can see most services keeping the same buses as of now, only think the 38 will use Versa, as at least 5 could be spare.
(26 Nov 2014, 7:40 pm)nk55 wrote Wonder if all the 35/35a boards will be run by deptford?, or will chester get 2 boards, the 71 wont last if the 35 change doesn't come off. Also i wouldn't be surprised if the 35 would follow the 4 route and miss out avanue vivian, and what may come of the dafs cls have?
Purely speculation at this stage, but I think that the main bulk of repaints will include the former "Fab Fifty Six" branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicles at Deptford, currently in corporate livery or "Northern" branding.
By my calculations, the PVRs should be as follows:
- 2 & 2A/2C - PVR 13 - "Silver Arrows" Citaro
- 20/20A - PVR 19 - "Prince Bishops" Solar
- 33 - PVR 2(?) - MPD
- 35 - PVR 8 - "Laser" Solar
- 36 - PVR 7 - "Laser" Citaro
- 38 & 238 - PVR 5(?) - "SimpliCity" Versa
- 56 - PVR 14 - "Fab Fifty Six" Volvo B9
- 99 - PVR 1 - MPD
- X35/X36 - PVR 10 - "Fast Cats" Solar
Assuming the vehicle type allocation is correct: five Mercedes Citaros (5305 - 5309 for arguments sake) would be required from the Laser allocation to be repainted silver for the revised '2' service, while the remaining seven would remain in "Laser" branding for service 36.
This would release five "SimpliCity" Optare Versas from service 42. I think the new PVR of services 38/238 will become 5 (+1 vehicle in total for the extension of the 38?), so makes sense in my eyes for a like-for-like replacement.
Five Solars would be required for the revised 20/20A, two likewise for the revised 35. There are 9 Solars at Deptford in Northern/GNE Red...
The service changes would lower the PVR of service 56 to 14, allowing a Volvo B9 to transfer to PM, and in turn a Trident to STY, replacing an Olympian.
The PVR of service 99 would lower from 2 to 1, allowing one of Deptford's to transfer elsewhere, presumably replacing 524.
The PVR of services X35/X36 would lower from 11 to 10, displacing one of Deptford's Volvo B10s to Chester-le-Street to replace a "Lime" branded example.
The Cadets released from Chester-le-Street would transfer back to Deptford to act as reserve vehicles, and Deptford's four examples would undertake the same role in the fleet.
Two are currently allocated to the nPower services - so think of 6039/42 (which originally transferred for these contracts) as Cadets in this suggestion...
