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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 6:04 pm)aureolin wrote I don't think GNE would want a decker on those routes by choice, but I agree that it's taking the mick that it's still happening on a daily basis, almost two years later. I don't believe any of the Washington local routes interwork with scholars, so I'm not sure why it's still happening?

Washington's spare vehicles on a Monday - Friday are made up as follows:
  • 3x Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President
  • 1x DAF SB120/Wright Cadet
  • 2x Scania L94UB/Wright Solar
  • 1x MPD
On weekdays, it's best to keep the double deckers fairly local on services 82/82A and 85/86 during the day. This allows the DAF SB120/Wright Cadet vehicles (which should be allocated to services 82/82A) to be repaired during the day, and the double deckers can be removed from service for allocation to scholars when required, with ease.

On a Saturday, all seven of Washington's Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents are spare vehicles. This is why, on Saturdays especially, double deckers are commonly allocated to services 82/82A and 85/86, as there are so few spare minibuses or single deckers.

RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015