Arriva North East

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RE: Arriva North East

(16/03/2014 09:26)Buz Nut Wrote:  As Redcar has had some reliability problems.....Does it make sense allocating 8 B7TL on x93 if the pvr is increased, the remaining 3 B7s can replace 7367,7482,7483 at ashington.Redcar/whitby lose 6 Enviro400s to ashington.
In turn the 6 alx400s at ashington replace belmonts older 6 with 2 off them going to replace the 2 from classic!
I suppose their would be 3 B7s free during x93 winter timetable.Would Redcar have any alternative use for them?
If not they could go north after the summertimetable....

No, because the ALX400s at Durham are the same age as those coming over from Classic. Plus not all X93 workings require deckers hence why there's only been 6 - enough to cover the Whitby workings while Redcar use single deckers on theirs. The B7s (or whatever decision is made regarding the X93) might only be a short-term measure for the route as there's currently potential should takings this summer be similar to last year for new stock for the route next year.