(25 Jan 2023, 2:35 pm)toward6931 wrote the 62/63 are slatyford's core routes but there are also other high capacity routes where double decker's are handy to have at times like the Newbiggin hall routes like X77/X78 I think, when there's metro disruption there is also a huge spike in the X47 etc.
i think if slaty got the 25 MMCs, around 7 16 plates should go to walkergate perhaps allowing maybe one or two of the 11 plate hybrids to be used for component recovery, although i know some of the oxford and Manchester hybrids have already been cannibalised for this purpose so maybe SNE could grab a few of them until replacements for the 11 plates can come through
See personally if I was them I'd keep some 58 Plates at Slatyford for when they need extra capacity on the X47 and whatever school runs are from there. It's a waste having the 16 plates sitting around doing nothing imo or alternatively transfer some of the 60 plates from Walkergate in return.
I guess it all depends on where the electric buses are going as I have a feeling Stagecoach might get some especially if it's the 'busiest and most polluted corridors in the North East' which arguably they run all of them plus their director commented on the announcement which is a bit odd if they're not benefiting from it.
The 38 is one that shouts out, frequent route, runs through Newcastle, runs along the worst part of the Coast Road and runs along the West Road. If they're being serious about decarbonisation it's the arguably the best route for investment and hasn't had any in 13 year - believe the 60 plates were bought for it and they've kept them since.