(24 May 2026, 3:44 pm)X919 WGR wrote I don't think Gilbert would of ordered the Streetdecks. I think he mainly wanted the ADLs given that from 2019 Go North East had there first 2 batches of ADL Products and that being the Enviro 200MMCs for the 97 and the Enviro 400MMCs for the X30 then obviously the year after the Enviro 400MMCs for the Dark Green & Orange X-Lines and then I guess the end of his journey at Go North East was the Second Hand Enviro 400s.

For the Streetdecks I actually don't know because even when the Derwentside routes gained the "X" prefix for the 15/15A/45/46/47 the 45/46/47 were all being reffered as the "Red Kite X45" for example on the Next Stop Systems until the next year same scenario for the already X prefix X70 and X71, they were being referred as the "Toon Link X70" on the Next Stop Announcements as the routes started to have their Next Stop Announcements working
Go North East did say they were changed for X-Lines here in this news archive https://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/...uly-373932

Someone will probably know better.

Just a quick edit whilst looking at the archives. It does seem they wanted something to launch in September 2019 here: https://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/...dot-373083

Around the same time I think it was that Wrightbus went into Administration

Well judging by the previous management, I'd still say that the original batch of 31x or 34x StreetDecks were likely lined up for the 56 & 309/310.

The plans for XLines must have been made a few months into MG's tenure as that's when the decision was made to do a full refurb of the Cobalt B9TLs and the Durham & Derwentside routes eventually getting 'brand new' vehicles instead.