(06 Aug 2023, 2:12 am)toward6931 wrote i think the reason for an overly large amount of singles at walkergate was to help with the increasingly unreliability of the hybrids, mind you if there's 24 new MMCs earmarked you could send all 26? (correct me if im wrong) hybrids to Sunderland. using 2 of the spare singles to cover for the missing 2 that would make 26
i would then use that as an excuse to remove 13 gas buses from service ready for transfer to wherever until Sunderland has got used to operating the hybrids, the excess singles at walkergate could potentially be used to either oust further gas buses or helping to oust either the MANviro E200s
Aye I believe you're right there.
Even known I don't disagree, I'm not sure Sunderland will be open on taking the Hybrid's on. I could imagine there'll be a massive backlash losing the gas buses (which as far as I'm aware are generally liked by the driver's) and getting the Hybrids which well less said about them. I have a feeling they'll get the 60 plates or whatever instead personally, with the hybrids limping on at Walkergate until they go to scrap.