(16 Aug 2020, 8:37 am)Benny wrote Whilst we would all like to see different buses, double deckers are simply not an efficient viable option for most places in the North East in today's climate.

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The North East has a modern fleet, all things considered. There is no point sending older buses to depots just to 'mix it up', sure it would be nice to get a double decker every now and then, especially to give passengers breathing space, but you look at the likes of the 58 and the decker on their barely has anyone upstairs.

I agree with you. Also, it seems that their move is to be used on new school contracts, so Stagecoach won't buy new buses for those. These DDs are a lot more modern than the ex-London buses, such as 52-plate Tridents and Wright bodied B7TLs , that are used on some scholars routes. They maybe used on normal routes as well as scholars, too.