(31 Jul 2022, 4:42 pm)Storx wrote The 57/58 are both being allocated Deckers almost daily now so if it's allocating something onto there. Then it'll be Deckers displaced imo.

8294 - 8302/6 (Euro 4) - assuming withdrawn
8307 - 8309 (Euro 6)
8310 - 8318 (Euro 5)
8339 - 8342 (Euro 5)
6356 - 6363 (Euro 6)

34, 49/49A, 57, 67/69, X66, 327

All those routes pretty much don't have any buses atm and the buses are all just doing anything or sitting around idle atm. I wouldn't be surprised if 5501 - 5504 get withdrawn (if they haven't already they haven't been out since the timetable changed), with them being a microfleet, old and pretty unreliable aswell. No point keeping them so wherever the Versa's go will be for one of those imo. Not to mention Consett is seriously short of singles for the 78 since Decker's can't run on it.

I agree that the 57 will most likely see deckers. The only thing I could think of is the 93/94, do they get good enough loadings to warrant deckers? If no, the Versa's could go on there to see the deckers go on the 57, could have all of 6149-6161 branded East Gateshead Rider - 13 buses for PVR 14, which is no different from the 10 being one short. Let's say 5384-90 go on the 93/94, 5381-3 could then go on the X66. 

Just a little correction, 8306 is only Euro 4 according to the GNE fleet list (as of December). The 34 would make the most sense for 8339-42 which could displace 8299-8302 which are seemingly currently still at Chester, then 8294-98 presumably will be withdrawn following their stint at A-line. I can see 8307-18 staying on the 49/49a and 67/69 for the time being tbh, as the 49/67/69 don't need Euro 6 buses and it makes sense to keep those three euro 6 ones as it adds extra flexibility if they were needed elsewhere.

The only thing still seemingly up in the air is 6356-63 as there's still not really any obvious service for them to go on to. Part of me is honestly wondering if 6362/63 will go on the X1, with 6361 kept as the last 70 plate as an extra spare, then the 5 20-reg examples going to Oxford with the rest of the batch that was sent down there originally due to Covid.