(19 Jan 2014, 8:26 pm)CatsFast101 wrote It was discussed that the capacity for riverside for 150 buses, but I'm sure I read 170 somewhere assuming it's somewhere in between there as there will be 156 buses at riverside once Winlaton & Sunderland Road move in there could be some potential for a few services however the 43/44/45/46 have 23 vehicles which may be too much but I'm not entirely sure.
Stanley don't hold that many services really, Red Kite, Lime, Diamond, X30/X31/X70/X71, 15/15A and that's about it, however should Stanley be considered for closing (this is totally hypothetically speaking) the scholar service would end up with a lot of running light from Chester or wherever, it is possibly a key reason why the depot is retained.
Regarding scholars - on the flip side of the coin, are they really needed or are they often a drain on resources?
If Go North East have six contracts which require six double deckers at Stanley depot, if they drop those six contracts they can withdraw six of the eldest vehicles in the fleet.