(12 Dec 2022, 9:37 pm)Andreos1 wrote There's clearly issues.
How much was preventative and how much wasn't is probably where this conversation needs to go.
Older buses have been purchased or allocated to the scholars and contracted routes for a reason. Except they're not always being allocated. Maintenance issues? Cost issues? Budgeting or cash flow reasons?
To fulfil the contracts, it's looking like these higher spec vehicles are being sent out - with the end result, being this. And additional repair bills.
I'd argue that under the previous regime, too much money was spent on titivations and improving passenger perception through those titivations.
Now? It looks like the budget for everything is being slashed. Or from the outside in that appears to be the case.
Voltra buses on a lot recently (QuayCity E12 this morning). Xlines buses are on daily as far I know, across the region. Usually Angel, Crusader, Tyne Valley 10 are on as well and rarely Loop, EGR, Cobalts are on. Strange allocations, some are really consistent (and correctly, arguably, use older buses which are on commercial work less than other spec vehicles) while at the same time Xlines and Voltras are sometimes on instead of old buses.