(15 Oct 2021, 5:28 pm)Storx wrote There's nothing factual behind this but it wouldn't surprise me if 8294 - 8306 get withdrawn soon especially being the Euro 4 singles left. There's no use for them unless I'm missing something, be very surprised if they end up getting Euro 6 mods (unless they've been done) and there's no route that needs them assuming that 8319 - 8328 or Streetlites do the 25/28/28A with 8307 - 8309 acting on 34 while spares for the rest.

I could see this happening as there's no obvious use for them. With 8329-8338 on the 2/2A then 8319-8328 for the 25/28/28A and 8307-8309 as spares like you say. Then perhaps 8310-8315 remain at Riverside for the 29 and 67/69 and 8316-8318 at Chester-le-Street for the 34. Could even bring back a brand for the 34 as they would only be allocated to that service. That would make sure there's definitely a spare for the 25/28/28A and can't think what other services would need the Versa's at Riverside. That would give Chester 16 compared to the current 18 allocated - if all 18 needed then a couple extra Streetlites could be sourced I'm sure.