(12 Dec 2020, 9:30 am)L469 YVK wrote From what I gathered (@Dan correct me if wrong), only 6341-55 (new) + 6336/37 (spare and 1x PVR for X84/X85) are getting bike racks.
GNE although having to give up 9x StreetDecks to Oxford, did get a sweetener by getting much needed Coaches in return for the X9 & X10. Buying brand new coaches would cost a fortune.
Dual saloon type does make sense but the only thing that needs to be taken into account is VOR occurrences and unexpected demand.
Yeah that's true with the coaches mind can't dispute that. Mind one thing you need to look at is the LEZ and in particular Percy Main and CLS both depots really need more deckers as spares and they both often run the Omnidekkas into town whether they're spares on the Angels or the DFDS. I can't see it being too popular in the future those runs being cancelled outright or getting curtailed at Gateshead since neither depot have anything else to actually run on them so they could be a place for for Euro 6 deckers or anything Euro 6 really. Least at Consett if they had a issues they could always throw the X5/X15 deckers onto the Newcastle runs then throw something else on there so VOR isn't as big of an issue there.