(25 Aug 2022, 6:51 am)Dan wrote Let’s hope the new E200s aren’t used on the 46 from September for the service to be withdrawn at the end of October when Jesmond closes…
We’ve seen the criticism that operators face on this forum for this kind of thing in the past!
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Not sure what your point is there?
The vehicles are evidently being bought ahead of the CAZ, to be used on any (current) Jesmond minibus work. You would say that with the amount purchased vs current PVR that cutting something has at least been looked at. Obviously Arriva's approach to vehicle allocation is vastly different from other operators, so I'd imagine it's highly likely that they'll be allocated given that they'll be the available minibus vehicles and that the 46 is a minibus route (and interworks with the 51, so the appearance of an E200 is virtually guaranteed).
I'd say there's a significant difference between that and vehicles being specifically route branded for a route then the route being withdrawn.