(05 Jan 2014, 7:45 am)andreos1 wrote You are right, there may be no need for a decker on scholars work, but if a spare Gemini is away covering a 39 (which is liable to happen) or even VOR, another decker or two of the old school variety would be handy kept in reserve, just to keep the 56 a two floor operation.
It would be very shortsighted to rely on the new Gemini's for all of Deptfords decker allocation.
Which is why I've suggested 6020 will be retained for that purpose, rather than Vykings, which, in my opinion, struggle on hills more than the elder President.
It could be that Deptford will just run the scholars off another service and the driver will have to go back to the depot to pick up the Vyking. If Deptford do retain one or two Vykings, they shouldn't see operational service, but would be limited to scholars.