(19 Dec 2024, 9:57 pm)nova347 wrote Yes, the environmental benefits, tie it in with the beach and bang. Deptford already isn't the biggest and does hold quite a lot of buses. Personally, if it wasn't for Percy Main Depot being such a nightmare I could see the 307/309 being electrified as well as the coaster tbh. It would be nice to see Deptford receive some sort of investment.
The 22 on that corridor would be a more prime candidate for EV's than the Coaster.
As fof the 307/309 or a joint Coast Road bid with NECA & Arriva, whilst Blyth could easily get the infrastructure, there'd be too many hurdles at Percy Main not forgetting the industrial relations as Percy Main would have to close for the 307 & 309 to go EV.
Best I can see the 307/309 getting would be ex Angel StreetDecks when the 21 goes EV.
Percy Main's B9TLs still have a lot of life left in them and would be good candidates for the likes of the X20 and could probably do a better job than the StreetDecks running the X21!