(30 Dec 2021, 5:17 pm)KingSlayerRBLX wrote Consett could do with some ''New'' Spare buses like Optare Versas or 2005/6 Reg Geminis like 3963 if they were allocated onto the 16/16A or X5/X15.
I don't think there's any issue with 'new' spare buses at Consett. In theory they'll end up with 6064/69/70, 6336/8/9/40, I reckon one of 6356-63 will be spare with the X45/6 PVR decrease and then it looks like 5409/10 might stay for the 78 - not really sure why they would need non-standardised Versa's on top of all that
(30 Dec 2021, 10:59 am)Jimmi wrote X9 could maybe return one day but if it were to happen it won't be any time soon, be years down the line by which time everything will have been moved around and services changed a hundred times so its pointless suggesting such and such a bus will go on a service that ain't returning any time soon.
I think X84 (684) will be stuck with Versas, especially if my theory that the 684 will interwork with the 680/688 turns out to be true or at very least until whenever the new tenders for the Hexham services are awarded.
I had the same theory about Versa's interworking on the 680/684/688 - with X84 taking over an hour it would make sense and the 680/688 already interwork with the 687 using Versa's (with it being said elsewhere the 687 isn't going to do so anymore).