It seems Riverside have been doing better lately as well, with today all but 1 Angel Streetdeck on the road, and even all but 1 of the 70 plate ones, and all 4 Enviro 400 MMC on the X10. Consett though yeah I see lots of issues on bustimes.

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I've only been on it a couple of times but if I remember rightly the 16 and 16A are quite demanding routes with lots of hills and fast speeds, and loads of the Consett routes are, so maybe those ex London vehicles not great for that. I have not been on any of the 61 plate ones but the 60 plate ones are really dodgy.