(10 Sep 2016, 1:37 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It shouldn't, I was just replying to his query about whether the E400 is still offered with the old bodywork.

I'd replace all of them with MMCs and transfer the 14 plate E400s to the 7 to make it fully Double Deck imo

I think they could do it the following ways either on the cheap or properly (probably the former given the current climate)

On the Cheap:
- 10x ADL Enviro 400 MMC to Belmont / Darlington for Sapphire 7
- ADL Enviro 400s 7534/35/36/37/40 to Ashington for Sapphire X21 / X22 alongside ADL Enviro 400s 7522-28 (incl 7518) = PVR 13/15
- 2x of the best out of 9x ADL Enviro 400s 7501-09 making up the total PVR of 15 + 2x being kept back as spares

For disposition (either locally or nationally)= 5x ADL Enviro 400s (57 reg) + 5x (?) Sapphire Spec VDL SB200 Pulars

Properly:
- 15x ADL Enviro 400 MMC to Ashington for Sapphire X21 / X22
- ADL Enviro 400s 7522-7526 alongside 7527 and 7518 as spares, transfer to Belmont for Sapphire 7 (making service fully double deck)
- ADL Enviro 400 7528 remains at Ashington as spare

For disposition (either locally or nationally)= 9X ADL Enviro 400s (57 reg) + 10x (?) Sapphire Spec VDL SB200 Pulsars