(19 Feb 2020, 9:29 pm)scanialover wrote Does the yearly revenue/operating costs warrant the purchase of the new vehicles mentioned? It would be good (and logical) but given that we seem to live in a return against investment situation, I somehow think not. Of course that theory seems to go to the wall when we look at the Transdev Coasliner operation which regularly receives brand new vehicles and I would suspect it has the same earning capacity as the X93, busy in the summer months but fairly quiet/steady the rest of the time.

Thing is though, Coastliner probs still has a reasonable passenger turnover from passengers heading to/from York & Leeds in the winter whereas I can't seem to say the same for the X93 as Middlesbrough is the closest to those two, Scarborough could compare to York to some extents, maybe Whitby too although less in the way of shops there. X93 likely just gets enough to be sustainable in the winter months.

(20 Feb 2020, 12:09 am)L469 YVK wrote I'd say as a starting point if Arriva get a big investment in the near future, this is what they should do as a starting point:

- 17x ADL E400MMC (ZF) for X21 / X22 (incl 2x spare)
* 7541-50 go to Blyth for 308 with 7551/52 as spares for 308/X10/X11
- 14x ADL E400MMC (ZF) for X10 / X11 (incl 1x spare)
- 6x Scania E400MMC (ZF) for X18
- 5x Scania E400MMC (ZF) for X15
- 6x Scania E400MMC (ZF) for X93

Can't see Arriva going for Scania E400s myself, also why is it only Tyneside that gets suggestions for new buses, stuff like the 7 likely makes money to warrant new buses too [emoji848]