(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.
Sorry, I thought they still had 5 after 6008 had been taken away. My mistake
. They had so many of them at one point and now they have hardly any when they all transferred in return for Olympians 
Also to help the fleet list up to date 4847 is branded for Beamish service 128 not Northern (as you will probably know) as shown on the fleet list here: http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/gnefle...hp?fleetno=®=R847+PRG&chassis=volvo&bodywork=&depot=stanley&livery=&year=