(23 Jan 2026, 9:08 pm)PH - BQA wrote Crucially, they’re all more than capable of actually doing the express work - 09/10/61-plate Pulsars.
Must say I do think they should've been kept but more for these. It's absolutely bonkers that there's currently 31 Pulsars in Northumbria for a realistic PVR of 11 (5x 57/57A, 5x X9, 1x 553)
Like imo in an ideal world it should be something like
1602 - 1606 | 57/57A (the shorter vehicles are also inappropiate at Darlington and would benefit some of the tight streets especially Tillmouth Avenue)
1574 - 1577 | 1
1578 - 1581 | 2
1607 / 1582 / 1583 | Ashington Spares
1499 | 553
1500 - 1505 | X9 / Spare
Every other single Pulsar out and no singles anywhere near the expresses, yet it appears there's been an order put in to displace 25 deckers...