(03 Jan 2023, 5:56 pm)Malarkey wrote Been like that since Riverside took over operations of the 21/X21 after Chester-Le-Street closed, Tyne Valley Ten allocations have also had a few wrong allocations lately, when I checked Bustimes.org earlier this afternoon there was x3 Green X-Lines Streetdeck's on, elsewhere at Washington there was 5 Red Xlines Streetdeck off route on the 50/58 while Omnidekka's that have transferred from Percy Main/Riverside were on the X1 and the other noteworthy one is the 56 which had a few Ex-Lothian B9's allocated.
Seems to be reliability/long term vor issues with Wrightbus vehicles at the moment from the looks of it.
It’s not necessarily wrong allocations as such but Riverside, with schools off, must have an abundance of double deck vehicles far more suitable than a green arrow to do a rush hour working to Durham out of Newcastle.
I’d say it’s more a lack of common sense at the allocation end. Perhaps needs to be more educated thought into the process