(23 May 2022, 12:58 pm)Storx wrote Not sure what this really has to do with downgrading a route mind but surely

08:00 - X71
09:15 - X72
10:30 - X72
11:45 - X71
PVR 5

08:00 - X30
08:45 - X30
09:30 - X31
10:15 - X31
...
PVR 3

X45 Standalone
08:00 CON
09:15 NEW
10:30 CON
11:45 NEW
13:00 CON
PVR 5

Would be the better allocations...

6356 - 6360 - X45
6362 - 6375 - X1
6301 - 6307, 6361, 6376, 6377 - 50 / X1 Spares
6331 - 6333 - 21 / X21 Spares
6344 - 6352 - X30/X31/X70/X71
6338 - 6343, 6065 - 6068 - X5/X15/Spares

It makes much sense than moving B9's and B5's around for absolutely no reason painting everything again.

Yeah I think it could go either way tbh, either they'll free up all the Streetdecks to be used somewhere else or they'll free up some of the MMC's. But I do think 6 MMC's designated as spare is too many. If fleet standardisation is still something GNE are bothered about it'll be the Streetdecks leaving Consett but I can't see the obsessive X21 swap happening.

Speaking of the X21, a quick check of BusTimes shows that over the past week, on a daily basis there has only been 1 Omnidekka or B7 a day covering (except last Tuesday there were 2 but there were none on Wednesday). I definitely think the only change we'll be seeing there is 6332/33 moving to Chester as spares.