(14 Jun 2021, 7:13 pm)Adrian wrote The Black Cats is no stranger to downgrades. Having previously went from brand-new Citaros to well-used Solars.
This is one of the issues having a CAZ/LEZ in such a confined area of Newcastle... you're complying with it by literally moving the problem 14 miles down the road...
This has happened where all the CAZ/LEZ have been introduced:
Birmingham
Leicester
Leeds then the city council cancelled the zone
London - e.g. Putney High Street where Go Ahead temporarily swapped Volvo B5LHs from Peckham with Optare E400s from Sutton as they weren't Euro6 so could not operate the route 93.
York
When all councils wake up to this fact, they better be worried as the bus companies won't be able to afford to buy Euro 6 buses for everywhere and suddenly services will disappear as they don't make enough to fund new buses.