(06 Jan 2026, 7:38 pm)L469 YVK wrote IMO, I think it's a bit of a 'political' move the 6x Cummins Ultroliners going to Consett - especially given a lot of the issues last year were highlighted around the Consett area with vehicle reliability.

Whilst 6352-55 have probably had a 'hammering', they'd be in no worse state than some of Arriva's 14/64/15 plate classics which practically did everything out of Ashington.

My predictions given this, I think all the StreetDecks will be split between Deptford / Percy Main, especially given margins could be tight at Percy Main with heavy duty B9TLs being used on the 307/309 - against Arriva's 306/308 if the partnership is ending.


B9TLs:
- 6086-99 - Consett - 16/16A & 47

- 6100-09 - Washington - 14/50 + 1x spare

- 6110-17 - Riverside - X21

- 6043-48 - Various spares

- Older Voyager & ex-GAG B9TLs/E400 withdrawn. Durham Diamond E400s move into backseat role or withdrawn


Daimler StreetDecks:
- 6301-07; 6315-33; 6356-61 - Percy Main - 301 & 307/309 + 3x spares

- 6362-76 - Deptford - 56 + 1x spare

Unsure what's happening with B5TLs 6308-14


E400MMC:
- 6336-55 - Consett - X5/X15; X30s & X70s + 4x spare


Cummins UltroLiners + 6377
- 6377 - Riverside spare
- 6378-83 - Consett - X45 + 1x spare
- 6384-98 - Washington - X1 + 2x spare
- 6399-6402 - Riverside - X10

I don't know why, but personally I'm not that confident that the E400MMC's will be leaving Riverside now.

Now that the new Ultraliners have been sent to Consett which comes across as a last ditch change, I have a feeling those 4 spare and the ones on the X5/X15 might be the X21 allocation instead as it needs something since there's not enough of the 70 Plates for the 56 from Washington alone. 

There's also the big question of the B5TL's at Deptford and E200MMC's at Consett/Riverside aswell which are both routeless pretty much atm.