(29 Oct 2017, 2:32 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Arriva North East have had loads of investment over the years, take the 2009-13 intake of Pulsars, the 2014-5 intake of StreetLites, the 2014-2017 intake of E400s, a brand new depot at Ashington, a refurbished depot at Belmont, and the upcoming relocation of Newcastle depot. 

Then there's all the buses that have been refurbished. 

If that isn't "significant investment" I don't know what is.

I'd largely echo this. Because of the large scale investment from 2009 to 2014 in brand new vehicles, there hasn't been too much need to continue in the same way in the past couple of years. Around 150 single deckers were bought new in that period, as well as around 50 double deckers.

If you then look at the amount for other vehicles that have had Sapphire and MAX refurbishments, the investment has been massive.

I definitely think there will be large investment next year, but likely nowhere near the 60 vehicle mark.