(13 Aug 2022, 9:17 pm)streetdeckfan wrote We used to have Versas quite regularly on the X21 a few years back and they coped perfectly fine on the motorway, better than the StreetDecks from memory. I seem to recall one of them happily sitting at 60 on the motorway, and actually managing to hit around 65 (GPS speed) on the downhill section of the A167. I think I questioned on here at the time what they're limited toI like versa's however I feel like some of the interiors just discolour and make it look awful, Citaros are good aswell on motorways
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I quite like the Versas, they're comfortable and they sound nice (providing you don't get a rattly one)
But also their cabs seems to be a lot smaller
(13 Aug 2022, 9:40 pm)Storx wrote 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.With this Deptford even with maybe 1-2 buses off per route struggle with the PVR that is with 8340-41.
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.
The 10 Plate Citaros should be spares at Deptford and just left that should cover everything with the current 10 spare buses there.