(22 Feb 2021, 12:14 pm)Benny wrote Newcastle might get a small number of new singer decker buses, between 6 and 8. Newcastle can retain some ALX300s if they are spare buses if my memory is correct.I wouldn’t mind the Stockton E300 been moved to Hartlepool or even the 54 plate Mans as the current fleet is unreliable and is often breaking down. Would be the next best thing to getting brand new buses here.
Likely cascading will see the newer ALX300s move to Stockton, where services 10,13,13a and 34 see ALX300 buses anyway so customers wouldn't be too affected.
A small batch of Stockton 64 plate E300's would transfer to Hartlepool, and the same number of ADL E200s would move to Newcastle to replace the remaining front line ALX300s.
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