(08 Aug 2025, 6:41 pm)Robisdave54 wrote I had an idea that was what happened. Not really the investment as suggested by Dormanstown management  This what happens though and sometimes a sensible use of resources aka moving the ADL Enviro 400's 7578-81 to work the X93/94 boards. A shame that Dormanstown can't keep them on the road. Half the Volvo VTL9' s, again brought in for the X93/94 are off, replaced by elderly VDL Pulsars with the attendant,and usual problems.

Yeah it'll be interesting to see what the long plans for the B9TL's as I know they haven't been mentioned much recently but they seem to be as awful as ever. Surely someone has noticed that they need to be moved off there and ideally out the North East altogether.

In a way though I wouldn't be surprised if the investment is up at Ashington though with more of the 72 Plates sent down. There's serious issues up here in recent times with more work being took on and the same aging fleet and the X21/X22 is a busy route to be running around with Enviro's which are shot to bits and single deckers which are just inappropiate full stop on some boards.

DB left it in a right old mess though.