(11 Jun 2021, 9:26 am)Michael wrote My guess:Isn't the PVR for the 58 7 or 8?
3 for the X66
5 for the 58
= 8 +1 spare
Overall 16 PVR with 2 spares.
Unless there's plans for a reduction in service frequency to 15 or even 20 minutes (which wouldn't be popular), I would assume GNE wouldn't want to pursue a mixed allocation for a route with some electric buses. My guess is the whole batch would be for the 58 with 1 or 2 spare which could be used for the 33/33A in Newcastle.
Presumably these are also E10s and not E12s so the reduction in capacity wouldn't be great for the X66.