(8 hours ago)L469 YVK wrote My guess is if the 301 stays single deck and the 307/309 get the ex-Angels, the 56 & Cobalt B9TLs will contribute to the following:
- X5/X15, 16/16A/16B, 47
* Above mostly covered by ex 56 B9TLs
* 6043-48 put into backseat/spare role
* Classic E400 & Voyager B9TLs put into backseat role or withdrawn
- 10/10A/10B/12
* ex Cobalt B9TLs less leggy and will see the 10/10A/10B/12 out until next batch of new vehicles
* Most of 6071-85 moved to secondary/local routes or spare roles
Obviously 6352-55 will no doubt end up at Consett with the rest of the E400MMCs, covering a PVR of 17x with 3x spare in total
My predicted withdrawals from service.
641/44/45 & 721/723 - Optare Solo SR - Oldest SR's in the fleet, latter two are non GNE Standard second hand.
3942/43 & 3963/64 - Volvo B7TL's - Look to all now been withdrawn, 3942 not seen service since 10/12, the latter three 19/12.
5377-90 - Optare Versa - Going with the theory that the 301 goes back Double Deck as under the current operating frequency requires additional capacity thus releasing Streetlites 5470-5480 to Washington for the 4. I then think the Citaros are in better condition than this batch of Versa's for the same age and would be well suited to being allocated to the 49/49A/96.
6177-79/81/82 - Ex Lothian B9TL's
6184-6196 - Ex GNW/EY B9TL's
6944-58 - ADL Enviro 400 (Dual Door)
6970-74/75/76 - ADL Enviro 400 Optare Olympus (Dual Door) - All are second hand non-standard GNE Vehicles that are 17-18 year old and are at the end of life, will be replaced by reallocations of younger B9TL's in the fleet e.g. 63 Plates from Cobalts/Cityrider.
8314/16/18 & 8322/24/25/26/27/28 Optare Versa - Have literally hung on for dear life due to vehicle shortages across the fleet and it is time for these to go with the releasing of Coaster Streetlites 5451-54 & Supershuttle E200MMC's 5488/91/98, latter going to Hexham for the 684.