The X1s were the first B9s GNE had off the top of my head and were beginning to struggle due to the nature of the route so they were always going to be the first to be replaced.

Off the top of my head, the Consett services were up until the point the new buses arrived, made up of a mismatched allocation of singles and doubles - again, in my view it made sense to replace those first.

Every depot goes through phases of getting the newer buses if you look at it really. Deptford got a string of new buses between 7-10 years ago (B9s for the 56, StreetLites for the 20 and 60). Had it not been for COVID I reckon they'd have been next on the list for some new stock. The CAZ had given cause for a rethink but that's a factor largely outside of GNE's control.

The Jubilee Bus has still only been back out for about a month so I'd say give it a chance to stretch its legs yet. It will probably end up doing a stint at Consett and Chester since they both have (or had - can't remember if CLS still have any ADLs). It doesn't really make sense to send it to a depot which doesn't have ADLs for standardisation.

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