(02 May 2016, 9:13 am)NK53 TKT wrote I have some service/allocation suggestions for Stagecoach:Where will the 10 E300s which are moving to the 6/7/8 come from?
21 E400MMCs are coming for Slatyford/Walkergate for services 62/63. This can replace 19141-19156 at Slatyford with the other buses being replaced are 19194, 19196, 19197, 19439, 19647, 19670 and 19671. This means that 22408-22412 can be replaced by 19197, 19439, 19647, 19670 and 19671. 22408-22412 can replace 22462, 22674, 22675, 22210 and 21037 in Driver Training. 19194 and 19196 would replace 16834 and 16836. 19141-19146 would replace 17025-17029 and 17032 at Stockton. 19147-19151 would be converted to open top to replace the CitySightseeing olympians. 19152-19156 would replace 22021-22025 at Slatyford with them going to driver training allowing extra capacity on X77, X78, X79, X82, X87 and X88.
17 E200MMCs are coming to Slatyford. This would allow for 35163, 35172, 35173, 35188-35195, 39702-39705, 397715-39717 to be withdrawn. This means that 39717 could replace 34401 at South Shields, 39716 would replace 34550 at Hartlepool, 39715 would replace 34561 at Stockton. 34562 would be replaced at Sunderland by 39705. 34563 and 34564 would be replaced by 39703 and 39704 at Hartlepool. 39702, 35194 and 35195 would go to Sunderland to replace 34565, 34567 and 34605. 35193 would replace 34611 at South Shields. All the other darts would either be reserve vehicles at Slatyford, South Shields, Sunderland, Stockton and Hartlepool or would go to another region.
10 E300s could come for Slatyford for services 6/7/8 which could be branded connect the dots meaning that 39718-39720 and 22021-22027 could be replaced. 22021-22027 could be withdrawn and 39718-39720 could move to Walkergate as spares for the 15/15A.
I felt last year they should've got a batch brand new for that route, Though Quality Contracts was still in the pipeline then.
