(17 Mar 2019, 3:02 pm)Michael wrote Not sure if it was ever confirmed but when the new depot opens:

“All of Stanley's OmniCitys will transfer to Gateshead, leaving the Volvo B9 to be allocated to the X70/X71.

The Consett-operated X30 service still needs to be allocated single-decks though, so stay tuned on that one...”

Wonder which single deckers will be allocated to the X30?

I’ve relegated myself away from speculation recently but have come up with some sort of solution to the X30 ‘issue’.

Taking the PVR for the 6/X31 at 9 as it is now and attaching a spare leaves the 4 that would have otherwise remained at Stanley/Consett for the X30 and the ‘misc’ board.

Alongside the Omnicitys, the only other full sized single decks currently allocated to Stanley are Streetlites. From a ‘fleet standardisation’ perspective, would it perhaps make sense to do a swap of 4 Omnicitys for the 4 X66 Streetlites?

I see this as a slightly bizarre but plausable idea, as well as a long term solution. Anything that would just be temporary would seem a bit strange and they may aswell just leave the 4 Omnis where they are until the main replacements are ready.

Maybe it’s just convenient numbers leading me up the garden path. We’ll find out soon enough.