(09 Sep 2023, 8:36 pm)mb134 wrote 2859 replaced 2837, and has been in service all week on the 35. I imagine ensuring no issues were present with it after repairing it, before sending it away on 57 duties. It looks to have been put onto there today (tracking as 2849 at the moment), and taken off due to late running which I'd assume is likely more due to a new driver rather than a vehicle issue given it managed the first cycle fine.

Don't agree with the allocation of 2601-3 on there either, though, I was on a trip on 2603 yesterday which also had standees. Given the amount of busy/bus full trips reported even on full size Solo's recently I think it's time they bit the bullet and started to put full size saloons on there, and in the evening they can simply be swapped for 2 of 2601-3 when they have finished their 434 boards. It was arguably a perfect opportunity to do that last week, when Pulsars were freed up by the closure of Walkergate.

Guess it depends what the long term aim is. The fact they've withdrawn newer Solo's would suggest that these don't have long left either and something is planned.

This is complete and outright speculation but SLS 1 - 22 in London are routeless at the end of the month which are 9.7m 66 Plate Streetlite's. People are expecting 14 of them to replace the ENS batch of Enviro 200 Dart's (which will also be routeless - doubt they'll end up here though) but there's still 8 of them with absolutely nowhere to go (no midibus routes in London) and it just happens to conveniently be the number of Solo's remaining in service up here ignoring the 3 short Solo's which are ideal for the 434. I'm not sure whether they can do the 96 but full length Streetlite's have been on in the past. I know it's a bit 1+1=2 sort of theory but wouldn't be surprised by it especially considering the number of Streetlite's we already have now at both depots.

Otherwise I have a feeling these will displace them out from other movements elsewhere (not sure what) even known there's the problem of no emergency door.