(22 Feb 2014, 12:08 pm)Dan wrote I believe the PVR of the North Tyne Links network is 9 and there are currently 11 branded vehicles. There are currently 12 "Nexus" branded vehicles.
As the Solo SRs should be more reliable, 10 going to Percy Main for the "North Tyne Links" network should be fine, while 2 could go elsewhere... I'm not sure where would be best to place these two vehicles, but there are obviously a number of locations where they could go, including 2x Solo SR at Deptford for service 99 or 1x Solo SR at Riverside for service S1 and 1x Solo SR at Saltmeadows for service 27X. The latter sounding more apt to me! I assume that the QEH shuttle will soon cease to exist, but I have no idea on how long it's expected to last.
Service 353 uses 637-9 which are the longer version. 27x is likely to be withdrawn due to low use shortly, and S1 requires a bigger bus as per contract(quay link Versa maybe an option for 2015). Quay link Versa could be transferred to South Tyne 5(4 buses) and pulse 67/69(3 buses) with 1 for S1 and the final one as a red spare.