(04 Oct 2020, 3:48 pm)Storx wrote tbf it was more a point if you pick out one depot it doesn't give a true representation of the whole company. It's 7 years rounded though for B9's.


There's no ex London Gemini's in frontline service at Blyth which are all spares. I'd rather have a refurbished ex London Gemini than a Omnidekka any day.

X7/X8/X9: 1493, 1501 - 1505, 7601 - 7608
X10/X11: 7611 - 7617, 7621 - 7625
308: 7628 - 7635
Spares: 1497, 7620, 7636 - 7637

The ex London deckers are being used on the expresses atm though to give the 1 and 2 full size singles and the X7/X8/X9 deckers for social distancing.

Of the 5 old deckers 7485 and 7487 spend as much time breaking down and/or under repair as they do on the road. 7410/11 are decent enough motors considering their age, I've not had the "pleasure" of trying 7490 yet. Then throw in the fact the two surviving commanders 1401/2 are becoming very unreliable and the six 15 year old dennis darts very much on borrowed time......