(27 May 2025, 9:30 pm)Ambassador wrote Tbf this is GNE using some commercial nouse at last.
The stock on the 21 and 56 are money makers and are looking more dilapidated by the day, especially internally, new vehicles coming to those routes makes sense if the cash is there to do so. You can then cascade down and upgrade your other routes.
The X21 obviously isn’t high on the agenda which suggests it doesn’t make a huge income, most commuters will use the train as opposed to that service.
I do think the 10/10A/10B/12 trump the 56 though as 6071-85 have been hammered, not forgetting that they often stood in on the X9/X10 when either 6043-48 or the 4 pot heaps threw a wobbler especially when the routes were split.
However, I can maybe see a case for the 56 though as the B9TLs would still have some serviceable life left in them.
My money for cascades would be
Option 1:
- 16/16A (PVR 8)
- 47 (PVR 7.....from Jul 2025)
- 6043-48 - X5/X15 and spares
- Classic E400's from 16/16A to Riverside for local & misc work
Option 2:
- X20 (PVR 6)
- 16/16A (PVR 8)
- 1x extra for 47 PVR increase
- Classic E400's maybe for X5/X15 or used on local & misc work