(04 Jul 2024, 11:47 am)Dan wrote Aren’t the minibuses owned? I think it’s just the E200MMCs which are leased.
Given there are currently active tenders for the Sunderland Connect 700 (1 PVR) and 28/29 services (5 PVR), starting in September/October, I would be very surprised to see Gateshead Central dispose of any buses.
I’d imagine they’ll be bidding even more competitively than normal to replace the 4 PVR loss on services 67/69.
Not too sure if I had to be 100%, I always assumed they just leased everything since nothing stays around for very long.
You're probably right on them wanting extra tenders though.