(06 Apr 2021, 9:02 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would make sense if the static Sunday Hexham boards (don't end day at Riverside) were allocated these for BSOG & fuel economy.

Only reason I can see GNE not taking this option unless unavoidable is in the event a bus needs swapped out at Metrocentre or Newcastle in which case it can be a B9TL for another B9TL rather than an odd type ending up away from it's home depot.

There's only one hexham board that starts/finishes at hexham, and it has riverside drivers taking stead at various points, which would mean familiarisation required and whatever else.