(15 Sep 2025, 6:10 pm)Storx wrote imo the 51/52/93/94 is still the best route for them. Extremely easy routes all pottering around the doors with the 56 B9TL's going to Consett instead.

The Streetdecks are a downgrade over the B9TL's on the 307/309 imo, in both performance and customer quality especially since the B9TL's have had a full refurb since the introduction of the Streetdeck's which haven't had a penny spent on them in the last 8 years and it's showing. It's just a downgrade in every way imo.

I've never felt the 51/52/93/94 has ever needed Double Deckers other than at Peak Times when existing frequencies are not enough to cope with the demand, certainly would be better suited to Single Deckers with the odd Double Decker added into the Peaks for me, Go North East really need to order some New Single Deckers to cover the 49/49A/51/52/57/67/69/93/94 & 96.

Personally whilst reliability isn't the greatest on these Angel Streetdeck's perhaps once the Electroliners arrive get them off the road and give them some much needed Mechanical TLC/Repainted. I'd place some of them onto the The Crusader 27 replacing the B9's as these are approaching 14 Years Old and should be taking a back seat within the operational fleet, the others I would send to Washington to cover additional PVR for the October Changes with the proposed Service 14/50 Interworking Pattern.