(24 May 2014, 8:51 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The depot that, on paper, are DDA are:

Hartlepool (33101 reserve)
Walkergate (21155 and 22735 reserve)
South Shields (22734 reserve)

Of the rest:

Sunderland have just 15 active non-DDA MANs to replace
Slatyford have just 12 active non-DDA MANs to replace (2 additional examples currently VOR)
Stockton have 37 active non-DDA MANs to replace (then the reserve examples)

So, I think we'll see the benefits spread between depots - in a way Sunderland will lose some of 22021/72-82 regardless as they are gaining 23 Gas Buses with only 15 non-DDA MANs to replace.

Yes, but Stockton's 37 will become just 12 later this year... Unless we're going to 'spread the benefits' then, too? To me it makes sense to work on direct replacements and once you've finished that, go on to cascades to allow more withdrawals. Eight of the DDA-compliant examples could easily contribute to the withdrawal of non-DDA compliant vehicles at other depots?
At the end of the day, there are going to be very few non-DDA ALX300s left in a few months time - I don't really see it being such a huge issue if one depot has to wait a little longer?