(13 Apr 2026, 8:29 pm)Storx wrote Hopefully a trial to see if it can operate from there, rather than them heading South. 

Those, plus the 6 new ones, plus the 2 72 Plates, already there, would be a nice upgrade for the X7/X8/X10/X11 which are desperate for something better. The 61 Plates DB300's running the 306/308/X9. Be a decent upgrade for Blyth really.

Be better than 6 new buses and whatever crap they can find elsewhere.

Ashington engineering have absolutely massacred the reliability of the 17-plate batch over the past 6 months or so, almost like they've been told they're moving elsewhere. From a batch which were pretty strong performers it's fairly common now for over half to be VOR on any given day. There are some which still seem fairly good, but some of them are up there with the Pulsars in how bad they are - 7545 one prime example.