Allocations are a little bit all over the shop. You've got 19 year old Gemini's running to Brandon whilst Angel Streetdecks plod around Gateshead on the 51/52 and X66. One assumes they're being kept close to home incase a 'wing mirror' falls off
Interiors have been really poor on most buses I've been on, missing USBs (I don't use these but the gaps are a little unsightly, torn or badly stained e-leather, peeling tables, broken bins and handwritten notices) - not really a fantastic passenger experience
All the hallmarks of something being run at extremely low cost - perhaps to make it attractive for a future sell off
RE: Go North East State Of The Fleet