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(13 Mar 2026, 9:51 am)Unber43 wrote I must say as for the drifters the only issues iirc were 5369 wouldn't change gear, 5370 went into limp mode a lot and 5372 had about 3 different engines that wouldn't go over 6mph on hills
71,73,74,75,76 have all been great examples
(18 Mar 2026, 4:18 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Any shots of the debranded vehicles?
(21 Mar 2026, 2:49 pm)X919 WGR wrote Seems they are only taking off the Places the X1 serves off the sides and keep the rest on atm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196595875@N06/55156995823
(21 Mar 2026, 5:12 pm)Malarkey wrote I'd imagine if the X1 changes go ahead then 6397-6400 will move from Riverside to Washington to cover the PVR increase.
(21 Mar 2026, 5:44 pm)X919 WGR wrote Typical.
New Buses for a Route and then decide a few weeks later after they all arrive "We should extend the Route twice". Which will require more buses
(21 Mar 2026, 8:34 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Has it happened before?
Thankfully those vehicles are in fleet livery so can be moved around as and where needed.
(21 Mar 2026, 11:39 pm)Arriva7446 wrote GNE did a similar thing in 2016 when they got the brand new Indigo Optare Solo's at Percy Main 672 - 680, and then a couple of months later they added the 42 to the indigo network so there wasn't enough of them, so some trips were then the older 61 plates instead.
Also when the X84/85 went X lines was the PVR not 5 for a while, with 6337, or was that just a spare, I am not sure. There are other examples which have happened later after an order, like with 3962 and 65 being added in to the Angel as well as 6056 - 70, and the PVR of the 10 services has changed many times, as has the 307/309 since their buses were ordered.
(25 Mar 2026, 8:16 am)Storx wrote Just curious but does anyone know what's actually wrong with the Diesel Streetdeck's. They must be some of the most unreliable vehicles to ever join a fleet.
I get you get teething issues, but these have been absolutely awful since purchase and half of them are still are off the road / on local routes / on schools.
(25 Mar 2026, 9:08 am)WestDurhamSwift wrote I just dont think most of them are actually allocated to the correct routes.
The 4 at Riverside (which you would assume were for the X10) seem to be kept on local services.
The seem to allocate anything to the X1 before the Streetdecks are allocated.
Consetts batch seem to hover between the 47/X45.
Its almost like it depends on whos allocating buses on a day to day basis.
The X5/X15 today has 2 Enviro 400s, 1 Streetdeck & A solo, for example.
It takes about 7 days now to get in for repaint and reallocate (still repainiting into the 2019 fleet livery for some reason) - At least 1/3 of the fleet are branded for routes that no longer or exist or are off on the wrong route.
Noticed Hownsgill has a new sign with the new logo and branding on.
(25 Mar 2026, 1:16 pm)deanmachine wrote It's the same at Washington too, I see more of the 75 plates on the 50 than I do on the X1. Mixing allocations wouldn't even be that bad, but you'd think they'd keep some of the 70 plates at Washington for the 50 rather than having buses 10 years apart mixed on both routes, it doesn't really make sense to me.
(25 Mar 2026, 1:16 pm)deanmachine wrote It's the same at Washington too, I see more of the 75 plates on the 50 than I do on the X1. Mixing allocations wouldn't even be that bad, but you'd think they'd keep some of the 70 plates at Washington for the 50 rather than having buses 10 years apart mixed on both routes, it doesn't really make sense to me.
