(07 Jul 2023, 3:08 am)deanmachine wrote When was the last time a service that didn't serve Newcastle get a major investment? All I can think of is the 17 plate Streetlites at Deptford, which got withdrawn to serve services in Newcastle.
In fairness there's not much investment in Newcastle either. Most the routes that got investment benefit Co. Durham and even parts of Sunderland with the X1 more so than the place itself.
Stagecoach's investment has been lacking and North Tyneside (East of the A19) must have one of the most elderly fleet average age in the North East especially considering some of the strongest routes in the North East are here.