(13 Mar 2016, 7:03 am)Dan wrote Watch this space...
Drivers at Stanley are now undergoing route learning on service 47, suggesting that all of the Red Kite services will indeed interwork.
I can't imagine the Volvo B9s will gain three-pin power sockets but the USB sockets and Next Stop Announcements may be a good shout.
But do the 45 / 46 actually require deckers though? Although the 47 requires deckers at the moment due to buses often carrying 2x loads of passengers due to the reliability of the service, the 47 bar 1x or 2x journeys should be able to cope with single deckers. Surely it would be better to get another 4x Streetlites on order and send the 4x Volvo B9s to Chester Le Street (2x Angel branded and 2x corporate). At most, due to the urban / stop-start nature of the 21, only some TFT / LCD screens and speakers would be required for the NSA's and the 2x corporate examples should they not be required on the Angel for any reason, could even fill in for most of the extra peak time X21's between Durham and Newcastle and vice versa thus maintaining a standard closer to the Streetdecks. 3962 / 3965 could then go another depot where needed or replace 3866 / 3867 at Percy Main.