- X31 dropped and replaced by improved X32. X30 & X71 would still offer half-hourly service via Whickham & Dunston.
- X32 2ph and omits Lobley Hill Estate.
- X70 via Lobley Hill Estate in lieu of revised X32.
- Everything ends up back at Consett Monday to Saturday daytime = few if any remote reliefs needed and all within legal & company driving hours.
StreetDeck & B5TL
- 6308-14 - X32/X45/X70/X73*
- 6356-63 - X32/X45/X70/X73*
* Total PVR 13x with 2x spare
- 6377 - X10 & X21
E400MMC
- 6336-37 - Riverside spares but not to be used on X10
- 6338 - X10 & X21 spare
- 6339-44 - X30/X71**
** Total PVR 4x with 2x spare
- 6345-55 - X10 & X21
X20 ran using ex GAG / London stock although could get some ex 51/52/93/94 or Cobalt B9TLs down the line depending which routes end up with Angel StreetDecks when EV upgrade happens.
Not ideal having B5TLs & StreetDecks going up & down the hills in Derwentside. But there'd be a favourable spare vehicle ratio, not forgetting will be a hell of a lot less inconvenience needing to recover with a reasonable distance from Consett or Riverside, as opposed to the far end of Durham or Teesside, with a fair few of the Derwentside routes running on shared corridors with other services. Plus not forgetting that 4.5 litre Cummins engined StreetLites just about handled the 45/46/47 okay for the best part of 4-5 years.
The fleet rotation at Riverside, (1x day on X10 then 1x day on the X21) would conserve the life span of the E400MMCs and offer a massive upgrade on the X21 too over the StreetDecks.