(08 Feb 2015, 8:14 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote But why are some of Blyth's 61 reg (Jan 2012) Cummins ISBe 6.7 engined Pulsar Geminis in such a state with some already needing engine rebuilds and replacements even though they were only on the 308 for their first year and 1/4 yet, Washington's 11 reg Volvo D9B engined Eclipse Geminis have had no engine issues even carrying full loads between Newcastle and Washington Galleries climbing out of Gateshead towards Wrekenton up Old Durham Road and being thrashed on the Washington Highway when the drivers need to make up time.Could it be more down to how good depots look after their vehicles?
For example, Ashington clearly looked after 7511-13 a lot better than Redcar looked after 7501-4