(13 Aug 2022, 9:05 pm)Unber43 wrote Whatever they decide to do they should run a service, maybe the X8 (CLS-Consett-Templetown) or Extend the 71/25 to Concord/Washington via Depot for Driver change overs.
Why does the 16/X45 terminate at Templetown is it just to alleviate the lost millage for driver changeover because im pretty sure no one uses them so surely its just more expensive than a van.
X20 I don't know how Versas would do with it spending a lot of time on the A690, 5369-5376 would be good, however they would need new buses for the 60. However I can't see the Versa's leaving none Newcastle routes they could go onto the 25/28/29 (PVR 7+3 Spare). But then the 8 Needs several spares there are always replacement buses on that and they are all versa's or connections 4. 4 does have an adequate number of spares.
Washington/Deptford/Consett will struggle for Euro 6 and Spares overall. 20 Plate streetdecks leaves them with about 6 spares, and I think there are only 3x E400 MMC spares.
The versa's inside are also awful they have changed colour its like a dark yellow/brown ish, they are quite bad even on the Berries. Hopefully GNE can spare 10 Euro 6 buses to be spread out between Consett/Washington/Deptford for extra spares on top of what they have.
See Washington should be fine, they already have the 10, 11 plate Versa's for them. I'm not sure they'll want to use decent buses on subsidised routes there's no benefits.
Spares Buses:
Solo (?)
Versa Long, 5380 - 5390 (11)
Streetlite Long, 5343 - 5469 (17)
Streetdeck, 6356 - 6363 (8)
Versa Short, 8310 - 8318 (9)
Streetlite Short, 8339 - 8346 (8)
B7RLE: 5509 - 5510 (2)
Total: 55
Unallocated:
6/12 (9)
49/49 (7)
57 (6)
34/34A (3)
41/41A (4)
Total: 29
Extras
35 (8)
X20 (6)
61 (4)
Total: 18
Total Replaced: 47, 8 Spares.
I might have got some of the PVR's slightly wrong especially the 6/12 but I'm not sure in what way it'll happen that is what's going to get improvements imo and you've got 8 spares there to split around. You could send something else to Hexham aswell if you wanted and nab them Versa's aswell; not sure what mind.