(04 Oct 2020, 12:06 pm)Dan wrote Excluding school buses (which, on paper, should only be on scholars), the average age of the fleet at Percy Main is actually 8.2 and the youngest bus is actually 6 years old (the 63-plate Volvo B9 which were new in 2014). There is quite a substantial difference between an average age of 8 and 11.

tbf it was more a point if you pick out one depot it doesn't give a true representation of the whole company. It's 7 years rounded though for B9's.

(04 Oct 2020, 1:24 pm)L469 YVK wrote And not forgetting that 6099-6117 have been extensively refurbished and were only 5-5.5 year old when completed. 

At least Go North East do their refurbs properly unlike Arriva who just take an ex London Gemini and tart it up as a premium 'express' bus. Although Go North East are refurbishing 6001-6007 and 6049-6055 which are 8-9 year old, they are a 'heavyweight' vehicle type and subsequently have a long shelf life left in them. Probably wouldn't surprise me if they were kept in front line service until about 12-15 year old.

There's no ex London Gemini's in frontline service at Blyth which are all spares. I'd rather have a refurbished ex London Gemini than a Omnidekka any day.

X7/X8/X9: 1493, 1501 - 1505, 7601 - 7608
X10/X11: 7611 - 7617, 7621 - 7625
308: 7628 - 7635
Spares: 1497, 7620, 7636 - 7637

The ex London deckers are being used on the expresses atm though to give the 1 and 2 full size singles and the X7/X8/X9 deckers for social distancing.