(31 Aug 2023, 11:43 am)RobinHood wrote Official Arriva allocation for 3rd September suggests the following transfers:
Fleet No / From / To
1512 Newcastle Durham
1513 Newcastle Durham
1538 Ashington reserve fleet
1539 Ashington reserve fleet
Assuming 1539/9 are kept in reserve pending the X16, I feel like it may have been a more sensible decision to transfer 1538/9 down to Durham and keep the newer pair in Northumbria for the demanding and busy Morpeth express corridor. It would also have ensured relative feature parity with the other vehicles on the corridor, rather than 2 vehicles which haven't been repainted since new and are lacking WiFi, charging, or e-leather seating.