2016/17 Order Predictions Final

Phase 1 - 2016/2017
- NEW 16x or 17x +2x spare Wright StreetDeck for Cobalt Clipper services 309/310/X39
- 6101(T) - 6102 to Riverside / Hexham for TEN services 10/10A/10B/10X
- 6103 - 6116 + 6117 as spare to Stanley for Red Kite services 45/46/47
- 6118 - 6119 + 6120 - 6121 as spare to Chester Le Street for Angel service 21 (and extra X21 workings for the spares if available for use)
- 3941/42/62/63/64/65 (2x transferred from Chester Le Street) remain at Riverside as spare vehicles
- 5409 - 5418 + 5419 as spare to Riverside for Green Arrow services 97/97A
- Ex Green Arrow Solars begin to replace remaining B10BLEs in the fleet resulting in withdrawals

Phase 2 - 2017
- NEW 15x + 2x spare double deck vehicles for Red Arrows services X1/X1A/921
- 6050 - 6055 and 6001 - 6004 to Stanley for Northern services 6/X70/X71/X72
- 6005 - 6007 to Stanley as spares for all B9TL operated services out of Stanley (covering total PVR of 30 vehicles alongside 6117 with further additions below)
- 6049(T) transfers to Riverside / Hexham as a dedicated spare alongside 6084(T) for TEN services 10/10A/10B/10X
- NEW 6x + 1x spare double deck vehicles for Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10
- 6043 - 6048 to Stanley for Toon Link services X30/X31/X32 (fitted with tip up seats for pushchair bay)
- 5239/40/41/42/50/53 to Percy Main for service 19 (4x) and service 9 (2x joined by 5248 and 5249)
- 5254 to Percy Main and joined alongside 5273-74, act as spares covering a total PVR of 22
- Omnicitys + displaced Eclipses (4978-4982) above allow to further replace remaining B10BLEs in the fleet resulting in withdrawals
- Displaced Omnidekkas / Wright Eclipse Geminis (3941/42/43/62/63/64/65) begin to replace Presidents (B7TL / Trident) and Vykings (B7TL) in the fleet resulting in withdrawals