(4 hours ago)Malarkey wrote We'll probably end up with some transfers from Stagecoach Merseyside once there new buses all enter service for Tranche 1 at St.Helens/Gilmoss on September 6th.

All vehicles leaving Gillmoss are accounted for - the E400MMCs painted in Metro colours are moving to St Helens and the remaining 66 plates are moving to the East Midlands fleet.

(5 hours ago)Dans_bus_photos wrote Are we expecting any additional vehicles into the fleet with these PVR increases?

I know it was mentioned that the 71/72/87 are to be operated by Yutongs soon so presumably that will mean the 75 plates from Sunderland will be transferring over but that will mean Sunderland will need something in return.

Probably end up with the 277s we gave them a few years ago!

(Today, 4:40 am)Kuyoyo wrote Plus the 31 will be operated by Hartlepool as well.
Stockton’s PVR still increases by 1 regardless of the moving of the three vehicles of work to Hartlepool plus the lose of the X86.

I don’t like this idea when Hartlepool are struggling to do their own services doing extra services in  Stockton and Middlesbrough won’t help, but next time am late because a bus is pulled off the 7 which they already have to do sometimes for the 59 then will remember it.  It would make more sense to just extend the 1 to Riverside Park then, although this is the 1 that can often run into Middlesbrough several late so again don’t see how it benefits stood at stand 20 in the bus station to then see it go onto a 14 or RP1.