(31 Jul 2015, 1:18 pm)S813 FVK wrote I can see what you are trying to do - having 6084 on the TEN and 6054/6055 on the Angel would 'match' with 6071-6083 and 6056-6070 but it just isn't logical to put a younger vehicle on the TEN permanently but have an older vehicle replace it as the TEN and TTX spare...you'd be far better off breaking what you are trying to do and have both 6049 and 6084 as corporate spares with one of 6052 or 6053 becoming being repainted and branded as TEN. The Cobalt Clipper does not need 3 spare vehicles.The proper Cobalt Clipper runs (not just Battle Hill to Newcastle) are worked by the following though at present:
Was a tongue in cheek comment. Should have made it clearer
Lolyne or B7TL:
- 16:05 x39 from Cobalt which then also does the 17:42 309 to Blyth from Newcastle after working a 307.
- 16:10 309 from Newcastle to Blyth.
- 16:40 309 from Newcastle to Blyth.
If you were at Haymarket just for a single fare and saw a 13 plate B5LH or 64 reg Streetlite parked against a 15/16 year old double deck with none of the advertised perks, what would you choose? And on weekends, 6052/6053 could also provide extra capacity on the Coaster too.
And the whole point of 6084 going on the TEN is that bar the lack of leather headrests and CCTV monitors, the specification is exactly the same. Then if a need for a spare bus arises on the TEN / TTX, then passengers would still at least get Free Wi-Fi, Next Stop Announcements and High Back Seats and also a relatively modern bus too that can also handle the A19 (6049). It's far from matching fleet numbers but more to do with:
- service specifications
- route needs