(20 Aug 2023, 12:22 pm)L469 YVK wrote If Blyth (and Walkergate outstation) had 6x 14/64/15 plate E400 classics capable of the X14/X20, would this not work?

- 6x B9TL - 43/44/45 (or whatever Blyth throw them on)

- 6x E400 Classics back to Ashington for X14/X20

- 4x (on top of the 2x already down there) E400MMC to Whitby for the X93/X94.

Why Northumbria?! Especially given the 43/44/45 is to receive new electric buses in the near future... Durham County could certainly do with some younger deckers.

Also seems a waste to spend money upgrading the B9TLs to Euro 6 when there's already a fleet of compatible vehicles within Northumbria and likely some will be cascaded out once the electrics arrive.

Just wish the situation at Redcar can be ironed out especially as those B9TLs are/should still be pretty capable machines, be ideal for the summer extras on X94 and have the rest on Whitby P&R freeing up 7609/10 elsewhere and withdraw 7424-26