(18 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm)JakeSavage wrote Regarding the reluctance to allocate deckers to the 9: I think this could largely be due to the offside lane of the northbound Tyne Tunnel being unable to accommodate tall vehicles, due to its height restrictions.
They have been allocated in the past plenty of times and can make it through the Tyne Tunnel fine..? I must say the option which makes the most sense is the one GMitchelhill gave, but even then it is a little silly - incidents such as the one which happened at Percy Main a few months back should only ever happen 'once in a blue moon'.