(26 Mar 2022, 7:30 pm)peter wrote Given the need for spares and summer increases I imagine the X14 is more likely to be worked by classic E400 and presumably some older examples will be retained for the 35 replacing 7411/45/46/84/86. At the very least Jesmond need three deckers to replace 7412/15/91, which leaves 11 left over. Belmont still has 5 Gemini's which will presumably be replaced. Perhaps the remaining six will be used to replace single decks that can in turn replace excess Solo's. The 12 E200's are rumoured for Jesmond (new Newcastle depot) for the Solo operated services.
It's rumoured that all the B7TL's are being withdrawn. There's more than enough buses around if Durham didn't have numerous buses off the road. Remember there's the ex Liverpool Pulsars at Jesmond which could be used to replace the 3 Deckers there aswell which haven't turned up yet which I'm not sure what route they're planned for but some boards on the 43/44/45 seems most sensible.