(31 May 2022, 10:48 pm)col87 wrote They definitely need them the current fleet is falling to bits.
I hate being negative but Hartlepool is a bit of a basketcase of a depot and I have a feeling the area could be in big trouble when the BSIP payments end.
Other than the 36 there's nothing really strong there hence it's low cost and is dumped with any crap they can find with the 36 conveniently ran from Stockton instead.
You'll get Hydrogen buses on the 36 soon'ish but the rest of the depot won't ever get a new bus again imo.
South Shields is the same with the E1/E2/E6 moved to Wheatsheaf.