Saw a message on Facebook this morning about capacity issues on service 7. If service 7 continues to grow, do you think that we will see more deckers in the region next year with either of the following happen?
Option 1: 15x new buses for X21 / X22, 5x 14 plate E400s from Ashington to Belmont / Darlington, 1x 14 plate E400 remaining at Ashington as a spare, 1x 09 plate and 1x 14 plate going to either Belmont or Darlington (1 per depot or both at 1 depot), 57 plate E400s bar 1x remaining at Ashington as a last resort spare, being cascaded nationally as Sapphire spares for any routes around the country.
Option 2: 5x new buses for service 7, 8x new buses for X21 / X22, 7518 transferring to either Belmont or Darlington as spare, 2x 57 plate E400s remaining at Ashington as spares with the other 7 being cascaded nationally as spares for any Sapphire routes around the country.
RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2015