(26 Jul 2022, 10:00 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote So the X85 will now always be a Solo? Service X85 was operated by Riverside for the afternoon trip before.
Solos will be allocated to all Hexham services apart from Versas on the 684/Morning X85?
Surprised yesterday the Venture Solo 645, now at Hexham, was on the 684. Should be replacing some Versas I believe.
Since the new contract for the 941 went to GNE for the 17:15 trip from Team Valley to Newcastle General Hospital (Fenham CAV Campus) yesterday will it always be a Tyne Valley 10 allocated by Riverside?
The afternoon X85 was operated by a Solo yesterday, assuming that was the correct allocation then yes it will be Solo operated.
No, seemingly Versa's will be allocated to most journeys on the 688 (apart from 1st and last return trips), most journeys on the 680 (apart from 1st, 2nd and last return journeys), half of the 684 journeys and the morning X85.
So the allocation has changed from 6 Solo's and 5 Versa's to 8 Solo's and 3 Versa's. However, when the CAZ is introduced then the new interworking pattern would mean the 3 Versa's and 4 of the Solo's would need to be Euro 6. As the contracts were only extended by 1 year I can't see GNE buying new vehicles so I wonder if some of the shorter 83xx Euro 6 Versa's will be moved to Hexham.