(01 Feb 2015, 12:33 pm)Dan wrote I'm afraid I still don't see the issue?

We have established that arranging for drivers to come in on a Rest Day to transfer vehicles should not be an issue - after all, it's easy work, and as such, easy money! This begs the question why only two Solos have transferred to Darlington from Jesmond, and why these vehicles are yet to enter service?

In my eyes, there should be no issue in transferring all of the Solos from Jesmond to Darlington. In turn, there shouldn't be any issues in transferring Darlington's 1760/7/91 to Blyth or Darlington's 2803/4/5/7/8/26/9 to Stockton. For Stockton staff (both drivers and engineering) to receive familiarisation with the Optare Solo, they need to have some Solos at the depot. Stockton needn't withdraw or transfer any of their vehicles until all staff have been type-trained...