(13 Jun 2021, 10:03 am)Michael wrote Looks like the number of extra services have dropped from 75 to 55 - according to Dan on a post on the North East Bus Enthusiasts Facebook page.

I wonder which buses will be withdrawn first?

If there were 75 extra buses operating, and none are need from September (which is a reasonable assumption) then 75 buses plus spares (so 85 in total) should leave the fleet. That's a big reduction (will include loan vehicles of course).
The last allocation list their website (May) has 671 buses, excluding training and withdrawn, so it seems likely that the fleet might drop to below 600 from September.