(18 Jan 2023, 12:11 pm)morritt89 wrote The idea of turning a dead run into a service is fine in theory but there is a whole host of problems before you even start.

Dead runs 'do' have a reccomended route you take but in reality you can go whichever way you want (there are some exclusions with drivers being told to avoid Newcastle with non compliant vehicles on dead runs).
Driving time may be an issue if there is a delay on a dead run service and a driver can't divert off route.

Breakdowns, especially first thing on a morning before a bus leaves the depot or on route to the starting point. Deptford has been short on morning PVR a couple of times because of this (you either wait for a repair, a different vehicle already in the garage to be repaired or a bus back from scholars workings).

I for example, run light from Deptford to Coxhoe. There are a dozen different ways and variations I can go with some quicker than others. Limiting this to a specific route could impact on the service the vehicle is due to run onto.

Should never had got rid of the citaros! I've mentioned Deptford being short before. 

Those Versas you can hear the tires hitting the wheel well and its not a nice sound at all. Hopefully the Versas on the 35 are just a temp option till 39/39A/39B becomes a solo again and 8339-8346 should go onto 35.