(19 Jul 2023, 7:40 pm)Storx wrote This is completely hypothetical but personally I'd do:
64 Plates -> Ashington for 1/2/57/57A
67 Plates -> Redcar for 63
Ashington Pulsars -> Darlington
Ashington Solos -> Withdrawn
Redcar Spares -> Withdrawn
Redcar 59 Plate Temsa's -> Mothballed
Would get arid of the worst of the worst and give the 1, 2 and 63 an upgrade, they're busy routes tbh and all have crap on atm especially the 63. It's about time Darlington get's some of the crap rather than the crap that keeps getting sent up here from them.
Had a bit of a further thought about this
Withdrawal of 51/52/53/54 could see:
1574-78/81-89 transfer to Ashington
1433/39/61-63/75/97/1537-42 to Darlington (1479 to Blyth and 1543 to Darlington also) and 2579 withdrawn
4801-14 displaced to Runcorn
My assumption is the NE may not get anything in return for these with them instead used to displace 58-plate Pulsars in the NW
1595 returned to Durham with 1603/4/6/14 temporarily to Durham displacing 1597-1601 to repaint
1595 then displaces 2857 which is withdrawn
1603/4/6/14 then back to Darlington displacing 1590-4 onto town services
2710-14 to Ashington for the 57/57A
2837/52/53/54/56/59 withdrawn
2841/58 withdrawn due to upcoming service 12 withdrawal
I'm not sure what the capacity required for the 434 is but could 2601-2603 be used?
If not then perhaps two solo's will live on a little longer somewhere till the next PVR decrease.