(10 Feb 2014, 7:36 pm)peter wrote What if GNE purchased nine new buses (probably Streetlites or Versas) for the Orbit. This would allow the 9 Orbit Versa's to head to Deptford to standardise the Simplicity network (as well as the South Tyne network). At Deptford it would allow 8319-8322 to transfer to Chester-le-Street for the Lambtom Worm so that older Versas 8302-8305 could transfer to Saltmeadows for the 5. Back at Deptford that would leave five more buses to be displaced which would see 8306 to go to Saltmeadows to make up the full PVR for the 5 (which coincidently happens to be five). Then 8307-8309 could go anywhere-they could go Northern Red or become part of a brand, I'll leave it up to anyone reading this to decide. Lastly 8323 would become a Branded spare for the Simplicity network. This would mean that Versas:
8294-8306 would operate on South Tyne
8307-8309 would operate on ?
8310-8318 would operate on Quaylink
8319-8322 would operate on Lambton Worm and
8323-8338 would operate on Simplicity.
BIB: The PVR of the 5 is actually 4 - the fifth vehicle is in effect a branded spare (of course, the reality at the moment is completely different to what is on paper)