(4 hours ago)Storx wrote Hopefully the rumours that they'll keep the DB300's happens and in turn 6 Pulsars go from Blyth and 7 Pulsars go from Ashington instead, I'm sure the DB300's could cope on the X21/X22/35 until a new order in the short/medium term future comes. 1389 - 1419 (can't be bothered to type them all out) need to go anyway.
Not just those that need to go, realistically. 1462/3/97 and 1537-43 are in an absolutely shocking condition, made worse by the fact none of them have seen a lick of paint or any work internally since they were new 14 years ago.
I had the pleasure of 1480 this morning to work, can see why it has been allocated to the 553 the past two days. Couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding.
The 25 new deckers could completely remove Pulsars from any Ashington and Blyth routes that go to Newcastle, it’s a shame that the management don’t appear to be doing that.