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StreetDeck at Ashington depot - omnicity4659 - 17 Jan 2022

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RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - peter - 17 Jan 2022

Looks to be one of those rumoured for Arriva North West judging by the fleet number 471-


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - mb134 - 17 Jan 2022

Arrived today, fleet numbered as 4713 iirc so seems to be part of the batch due for ANW.


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - Storx - 17 Jan 2022

Any reason why it's at Ashington, seems a bit of random detour if it's heading to the North West assuming from N. Ireland.


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - RobinHood - 18 Jan 2022

Possibly a quick trial on the X15/X18 first?


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - gka472l - 18 Jan 2022

The rest of these are due to enter service in Liverpool on Saturday (22/1), full batch is 4710-4733


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - ian foster - 19 Jan 2022

About time we had some new buses in the North East. Last batch was in 2017.


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - beefcake - 19 Jan 2022

Passed this on the A19 southbound around lunchtime near Northallerton so whatever it was here for was only a brief stay


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - L469 YVK - 20 Jan 2022

Daft thought. But given that GNE are using StreetDecks on the X1 now including extensions to Dalton Park & Peterlee, could Arriva get away with StreetDecks on the X21/X22 if they decided to order in the future?

First thoughts, the StreetDecks were only a coincidential allocation given COVID and the need to keep the X30's / X70's out of Consett depot low height deckers using the originally ordered E400MMCs. But I haven't heard any bad reports about StreetDecks yet on the X1.


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - Omega54 - 20 Jan 2022

(20 Jan 2022, 5:39 am)L469 YVK Daft thought. But given that GNE are using StreetDecks on the X1 now including extensions to Dalton Park & Peterlee, could Arriva get away with StreetDecks on the X21/X22 if they decided to order in the future?

First thoughts, the StreetDecks were only a coincidential allocation given COVID and the need to keep the X30's / X70's out of Consett depot low height deckers using the originally ordered E400MMCs. But I haven't heard any bad reports about StreetDecks yet on the X1.
X1 streetdecks have been quite good. I have been on the alot never had any issues, except from reliability (towards the timetable)


RE: StreetDeck at Ashington depot - L469 YVK - 20 Jan 2022

(20 Jan 2022, 8:28 am)Omega54 X1 streetdecks have been quite good. I have been on the alot never had any issues, except from reliability (towards the timetable)
They have been better than expected! The G2s (Angels) and especially the G3s (X1/X45/X46) are decent.

E400MMCs or OM936 StreetDecks would be a sensible choice for the X15/X18/X93(X94) but a StreetDeck would cope on other major Northumbria decker routes for 7 years with appropriate cascade plans in place.