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Go North East: 2015/16 Financial Year Order Predictions

Go North East: 2015/16 Financial Year Order Predictions

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RE: Go North East: 2015/16 Financial Year Order Predictions
To get my money's worth:

- ''Citylink'' service 58 receive Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrids - 12 branded and 2 spare - allowing ''Citylink'' Versas 5377-5388, along with 5389 and 5390, transfer to Stanley and branded for the ''Diamond'' services, as the 14 Versas would make up the current PVR of 14 on those services. The 14 Mercedes Citaros are divided up into the following: 5x (5293-5297) to Chester-le-Street for use on ''Waggonway'' services 28/28A, allowing 4956-4960 to be repainted into the fleet livery and put into a less-demanding role; 9x (5284-5292) remain at Riverside, but instead branded for ''Loop'' services 93/94, allowing ''Loop'' branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solars 5219-5226, possibly to serve as direct replacements for the soon-to-be withdrawn Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renowns remaining at Riverside depot, in the corporate fleet livery.

- ''Fab57'' service 57 receive Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrids - 5 branded - possibly one of the first services to receive investment, to allow the 5 branded Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown to be withdrawn ahead of their death sentence of January 1 2016. Direct replacements, with no cascading.

- ''The Highwayman'' services 97/98/98A receive Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrids - 11 branded and 1 spare - allowing ''The Highwayman'' branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solars 4932/33/28/40/41/47/48/67 and 5218/27/28 to be repainted into the corporate fleet livery, and consequently transferred to whichever depots require these. Possibly serve as direct replacements for withdrawn Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renowns, so yet another service which could receive investment early.

- ''Blaydon Racers'' services 49/49B/49C receive Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrids - 10 branded and 1 spare - allowing Mercedes 0530N/Mercedes Citaros 5275-5283, along with 5331, to be put into the fleet livery, as after 5337 and 5338, they are the oldest Citaros in the fleet (unless I've missed something!). Unsure of where they could go, possibly spaced out to each depot to alleviate shortages, etc. Either 5331 or 5332 transfers to Hexham to displace 5229 (serving as the red spare) to another depot, to fit in with the next cascade.

- ''Wear Tees Express'' service X7 receives Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Micro-Hybrids - 4 branded - allowing the 4 Mercedes 0530N/Mercedes Citaros 5333-5336 to be transferred to Hexham for ''Tynedale Express'' services X84/X85, fitted with all of the provisions the present Solars (5230-5233) have to maintain the standard of customer experience. Citaros are generally, although my opinion is not the same, viewed as luxurious vehicles, so one could assume they would be seen as an upgrade from 5230-5233.

As for double deck vehicle routes, such as the ''Pronto'', I'm not sure what could be a suitable replacement. The Volvo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2s currently on their present routes aren't really in need of cascading to another service or route, but the main double deck services that, in my opinion, are worthy of an upgrade (the first more than the second!) are the ''Pronto'' service X21 and ''Crusader'' service 27. The ''Pronto'' would require 8 of the vehicles (7 branded and 1 spare) and the ''Crusader'' would need 15 examples (13 branded and 2 spare).

Well, that's all I've got. I rarely put anything in a predictions thread, so hopefully some of this makes sense, haha.

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RE: Go North East: 2015/16 Financial Year Order Predictions