(08 Jan 2015, 3:15 pm)Michael wrote I think Dan said they might move to Deptford but iv'e just added up the day time PVR from 25.1.15 for Sunderland... and it came up at 109 buses will required (not including schoolars or work buses and probables of worked it out wrong, someone should check)
(08 Jan 2015, 3:51 pm)Tom wrote I'd imagine the Cadets will go to Deptford for say the 38.
Then, two of the newer B10BLE's can move to Chester to replace two of the Lime's, and a B7TL could replace another one.
I don't think any Vykings would move away though.
(08 Jan 2015, 5:56 pm)Robert wrote Doubt it, a cadet replacing a B10 (losing a few seats). I say 'cadet' instead of 'cadets' because one could go into a spare role bringing the last W90- RBB renown out of that role and onto the Lime services.
Including scholars/workers services, Deptford's current PVR is 113 vehicles with 17 spare vehicles (15%). This will not change as a result of the service changes in Sunderland.
Although services 56 and X36 will see a PVR reduction of 1 vehicle each, Deptford will effectively gain service 71 from Chester-le-Street (albeit under a new number) and hence Deptford's PVR will rise again by 2 vehicles. Despite the overall PVR at Deptford remaining unchanged, it has been suggested that some vehicles will move out of Deptford and be re-allocated elsewhere in the fleet (one such example being 6084 to Riverside, acting as a spare for the "TEN" and "Tyne Tees Xpress" group of services). As such, these buses do need to be 'replaced', so two buses will be moving to Deptford from Chester-le-Street, and common sense would suggest that 8272/73 would be the two examples to move across.