(16 Jun 2021, 4:24 pm)CookieMonster wrote Hopefully the extra deckers at Consett will be referbished to FULL xlines standard and the fakelines ex angel and coperate streetdecks can be shifted off the xlines network.
To recap for those just joining:
Ex queylink versa to Washington for 2/2A
Streetlites of 2/2A to Riverside for Q1/Q2 and rebranded East Gateshead orbit (yes its still going to Quayside)
Streetlites of 16/16A from Consett to Percy Main for 1/1B possiably 19.
Coaster deckers of 1/1B to Consett for 16/16A
9 new yutong electrics on order
New electric deckers trial on 21.
Somehow in all of this the Mercs are to be withdrawn ASAP and the Scania omnicity taken off front line work and kept for spare.
Does anyone know what that little old white Dennis is doing at Riverside for, never yet seen it on the road?
BIB: if you’re actually staff, then you would know that but is incorrect.
As a large number of people outside the company have now seen the official notice through various channels, here’s the official wording:
Euro6 Streetlites onto ‘East Gateshead Orbit’ Q1/Q2
’Quaylink’ Versas are to be refurbished and cascaded to Deptford for ‘Sunderland District’ 2/2A - ‘Sunderland District’ to be the main Sunderland area brand replacing ‘Black Cats’
’Black Cats’ Streetlites to Percy Main for ‘Coaster’
‘Coaster’ B5s to Consett for ‘Durham Diamond’ 16/16A
The 9 Yutong ‘Voltra’ vehicles will be delivered in mid 2022 - so plenty of time for all the speculation to take place
