(13 Sep 2015, 10:48 am)benambro wrote If my maths are correct, the end result will be that we'll have 9 03 reg buses spare, so I'm guessing a maxium of 4 will be moving on.
The allocation, once all of 27238-54 are in service, should be more like this:
10/11: MAN E300 or ADL E300 (PVR 5)
12: MAN E300 (PVR 8)
13: MAN ALX300 (PVR 5)
14/34: MAN ALX300 (PVR 6)
36/37/38: 'The Zone' ADL E300s (PVR 16)
39: MAN E300 or ADL E300 (4, 5 on Saturdays) and Dennis Trident (1)
52/35: 'Connecting The Dots' ADL E300 (PVR 7)
58/35: 'Connecting The Dots' ADL E300 (PVR 4)
59/61: 'Connecting The Dots' ADL E300 (PVR 6)
At present, there is/was 12 non-DDA MAN ALX300s on the official allocation at Stockton (22196-8/202/4/10/11, 469/71/5, 671/4) plus 2 active reserve examples (22206/466). As such, 5 of the DDA MAN ALX300s should be enable to replace their non-DDA sisters in reserve within the North East fleet.