(05 Oct 2021, 1:53 pm)Train8261 wrote Is it possible that more than likely GNE, Arriva and Stagsden would end up being awarded metro replacement in Newcastle area then Jh and others doing Metro replacement out of Newcastle
No. Arriva can't bid for Metro Replacement, the only operators that can are Go North East, Stagecoach and JH Coaches.
Stagecoach have never bid for a Metro Replacement contract yet (presumably isn't worth the hassle to them), so it's only really out of Go North East and JH Coaches. As I said before, I'd imagine Nexus will specify that the Miscellaneous Works contracts from September 2022 must be Euro 6. All the buses operating these services currently (Volvo B7TL, Scania OmniDekka, Dennis Trident) can be upgraded to Euro 6.