(02 Jun 2025, 11:45 pm)col87 wrote Simple solution really is get more double deckers, I think some might become surplus soon as I think Manchester could be losing services and order maybe 20 odd next year 10 for Newcastle and 10 for Stockton. That means some of the Enviro 300s could go to Hartlepool to replace the enviro 200s, most of which need scrapping as they are completely unreliable, Hartlepool could maybe even get some older enviro 400s ( double deckers will be needed for service 7 for at least two weeks over the summer holidays for the Carnival which does see nearly every service 7 completely full ) as well as service 1 which is often full from both Middlesbrough and Hartlepool as it is.
There's no services being lost in Manchester. A lot of the problems are due to the problems with the Southport electrication being delayed for over 3 year, at least, and thus having to hold onto the Diesel Deckers there.
They did get some out by swapping them with the hybrids but there's only so far you can go.
Do believe one depot is due some, but that's delayed indefinitily aswell (Middleton).