(01 Jan 2014, 1:47 am)Adam Malarkey wrote Just to add further to my thought on the Black Solars/X36, I think the X36 and this is merely just a thought that it may fall under the "Cats Fast" Brand alongside the X35, Think about it why would GNE have 2 Branded Services with the Same Base Colour, But different Branding at the exact same Depot.
Now wouldn't that be sensible?! Rob has certainly hinted at that a few times, and didn't I mention something about greater reliablity post network changes, in regards to both the vehicles being allocated and indeed the services themselves?
"Fast Cats" is certainly appropriate for the X36, as it primarily serves Sunderland but does continue to go elsewhere too - the service is supposedly an express (Fast) and it's a service within the City of Sunderland (Cats).
Maybe Malarkey hasn't lost his touch in his old age after all - I think he's on the ball.
(01 Jan 2014, 3:11 am)CatsFast101 wrote 4 Citaros from Cobalt Clipper for WTX.
what will happen to the other 3?? I would suggest Laser Displacing, but considering them getting new vehicles soon I wonder if that's not an option. Citaros in GNE generic livery?
Or a frequency increase for the X7? I can't see that mine!
Now only if you're sure you want to stop fighting against everything I say, CatsFast101... After all, a senior member of staff disagrees remember? The X7, according to a depot manager at Deptford, is in line to receive Solar vehicles next year. Y'know, the vehicles which are all entering a spare role to allow for SPDs and Renowns to be withdrawn.
(Sorry gtomlinson, I'm excluding "The Waggonway" from all of this business... They ain't moving from there until they need to be withdrawn!!)
In all seriousness, yes. I can assure you that I am not 'pulling your leg' - hints and suggestions from the past month or so have all certainly been in favour of the "Wear Tees Xpress" receiving these vehicles as opposed to the "Pronto".
As for the other three, well...
I believe timetable changes may reveal where one bus will end up, at the end of this week. With this, you need to keep in mind at all times what I've said about network reliability and how I expect things to improve (not just in the Sunderland area, but across the entire network). If you want to get ahead of the game, you may consider looking at the VOSA registrations posted a few weeks ago, and match up the vehicle types!
The other two (perhaps the two 06-reg) can be discussed nearer the time - there are certainly a great deal of windows open for these two given recent events of newer vehicles entering the spare role fleet and many services, such as the Diamond and Crusader, requiring an allocated spare.
However, to put it from the "Laser" perspective (which is one of many possible outcomes)... If it means two extra Olympians being withdrawn earlier due to Laser Solar cascades, do you think it would be worth repainting the Solar vehicles at an additional cost? Like I said, a lot of scope for the final two.
Oh...and what did I say not so long ago about it not being long until the eldest Citaro vehicles are on services which aren't some of the 'high player' services? It all adds up, and I did say if you read through all of the hints at once you could have worked it out for yourself!
At least we're getting somewhere, though... It wasn't so much of a battle to try and get you all to believe something this time!