(15 Nov 2015, 5:49 pm)Michael wrote Why send 6100 to Percy Main so a Vyking could be used on the 56, if 6100 is already out... why not just use a Vyking etc on the 309/310 - although you've said why, its not really a good argument to why Deptford should loose 6100.
You also say: but a President or a Lolyne would be far more likely to fail en route and if 6100 was used in lieu of 6101 - 6117 if needed, this would reduce the change of any further disruption en route. - would or be the same for the 56 to, if they had to use a president or a Lolyne or a daily bases?
Also - what about 6084 from Riverside or one of the spare B7's...... 6084 has the exact same spec's as the Cobalt Clipper B9's...
Edit: Btw Davey i wasn't saying you were starting an argument, i was just saying it as a figure of speech!
No, no, just an open discussion Michael. But if Riverside lost 6084, then what would happen if they needed a spare bus for the TTX? That would then mean the 10A/10B would have to be allocated a B7. Also, unless a major incident was to kick off, then Deptford would only need 6099. The whole point would be that both Percy Main and Deptford would have 1x spare B9 to use as a first resort only having to allocate a Vyking, President or a Lolyne as a last resort.