(12 Jan 2024, 11:27 pm)nova347 wrote No there not. It literally says in the Article "The largest benefactor will be Stagecoach North East. It is to receive 20 single-deckers for routes E1, E2 and E6 between Sunderland and South Shields."
PVR of the E1/2/6 only looks to be 10 at the minute - getting twice the PVR seems excessive. Wonder if any other routes are involved?