(28 Apr 2014, 4:07 pm)Dan wrote It unfortunately didn't work out quite like that as I alluded to prior to 5337/38 transferring to Stanley.
One vehicle which was replaced by one of those Citaros was 6008, resulting in Stanley only having four Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents. This vehicle was transferred to Deptford to allow for greater flexibility with scholar allocations. Prior to 6008 being transferred to Deptford, 6099/6100 were not 'dedicated spares' for service 56 as they were frequently being allocated to services 9/X3 (owing to the interworking nature with scholars which require double decked vehicles). This resulted in the allocation of a Solar to service 56 - obviously not great when the service is now operated by double deckers with free Wi-Fi and power sockets, hence the requirement of an additional double decker at Deptford. If they are not allocated to service 56, 6099/6100 should now only be allocated to services 20 or 35.
Stanley have now got four Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents for use on service 15/15A. Only three are required, so Stanley have gained an additional spare vehicle. As far as I am aware, there are currently no plans to remove this additional spare vehicle from Stanley.
what about the 9 as it still needs a decker