(24 Oct 2020, 11:26 pm)Storx wrote If your going to make claims such as, 'Arriva don't have the capacity going forward,' then you need to back it up with evidence which I must've missed somewhere. Cancelling an order of 7 buses isn't that. You don't tend to spend money during a pandemic when your profits are down when you don't need too it's just suicidal.

But the point is that the order for the 110 was planned 'pre-pandemic and was only coincidentially delayed due to the troubles with WrightBus. As was GNE's but with a bit of shuffling around (premature frequency increase of X21 reversed), the Go-Ahead group took full delivery and GNE even benefited with good condition coaches for the X9 & X10.

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(25 Oct 2020, 8:45 am)Rob44 wrote Finally on GNE taking bit of ANE if it was sold.... I cant believe anyone would want a monopoly. even now its not great but imagine if GNE got north of tyne with only limit comp from Stagecoach. My mind boggles at the though!

Wouldn't be the case at all considering Stagecoach's presence in Newcastle. Would likely go:
- Ashington > GNE
- Blyth > Stagecoach
- Jesmond > GNE then split with Riverside & Percy Main (potentially a new depot replacing Percy Main) with Jesmond closing.

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(25 Oct 2020, 6:53 am)citaro5284 wrote You need to pay for the investments from your profits thou.

So, if you are not spending money and investing in new vehicles, then your profits will be higher as you have not got to pay for them?

It will get to a point though that Arriva will need to spend!