(28 Mar 2020, 1:24 pm)Michael wrote Wonder if all of the Sunderland fleet is all mainly gas/newer E200's buses from Monday - leaving the MAN's as back up or withdrawn for the time-being.

Service 3: 4 PVR
Service 4: 5 PVR
Service 8: 2 PVR
Service 10/11: 4 PVR
Service 12/13: 9 PVR
Service 16: 5 PVR
Service 18: 2 PVR
Service 20: 2 PVR
Service 23: 3 PVR
Service 30/X20 - 2 PVR
Service E1/E2/E6: 9 PVR
X1 - Would imagine it'll be using buses from other routes?
X24: 3 PVR
X34: 3 PVR

= 53


Could we see Stagecoach shutting one of its Newcastle depots?

Do you fancy some homework Michael. 

As you've just said about possibly closing one of Newcastle depots. 
Take a look at the PVR for Shields and perhaps they could merge Shields and Sunderland temporarily.   And then also as previously stated earlier in week Hartlepool could merge with Teesside.

GNE have done it with closing Chester, Washington and Percy Main. 

Although I don't want to see depots closing, we have to look at it from both a companies financial situation and the health and well being of their staff.  It's great things are being kept moving but the drivers health and  safety is of the upmost importance and if that is maintained by doing what GNE have done, then perhaps it needs to be done at SNE.