(07 Apr 2021, 4:58 pm)Malarkey wrote 16 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400XLB - Angel 21
My thought process for this would be for the 21 to remain at Every 10 Minutes and with Retail etc reopening next week then their is going to be more passengers getting on the across the route and pre-covid you would often see 2 buses together due how unpredictable loading can be on this particular service at certain times of the day, therefore the extra capacity these vehicles provide would be beneficial in the long term.
The 16 Streetdecks currently allocated to the "Angel 21" would then move to Riverside for the Tyne Valley Ten with the Volvo B9's moving into a spare role to replace some of the Scania N94UD Omnidekka's which would then be withdrawn from service and sold.
14 - Alexander Dennis Enviro 400ER - Citylink 57/58
Would replace the temporary allocation of "Toon Link" Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini 2's on the 58 to move into a spare role again replacing more Scania N94UD's and for the Mercedes Citaro 0530N's on the 57 to be withdrawn from service.
20 - Yutong E12's - 33N/X66 & Quaylink Q1/Q2
Wright Streetlite DF's would then move to Deptford to replace 3 Mercedes Citaro 0530N's, Optare Versa's move into a spare role allowing for withdrawal 09 Plate Versa's.
I haven't done the maths but quickly off my head does the 21 need 16 buses if it's every 10 minutes? Remember it's every 7.5 minutes atm - not sure if that was a mistake.
Also unless something has changed the next batch of Yutongs are for the 58, there's even been images shown of them in orange. In normal times neither of them need deckers though.