(29 Oct 2022, 8:44 pm)Storx wrote I have a feeling Covid messed things up. Their fleet is starting to become a problem in some areas to the state of First's fleet before they flogged everything off especially since they haven't bought a bus in England since bar one small batch down South.yeah, i agree with this, i think Manchester is just too big if your not constantly putting new vehicles in service,
Stagecoach Midlands, Stagecoach South and Stagecoach South West are particularly bad and riddled with Darts, 15+ year old Solo's and ALX 400's, one being an 04 plate and in the new livery. Even the flagship Manchester fleet has 250+ 08/58 Enviro 400's in frontline service and on paper should be withdrawn next year and usually be sent elsewhere to withdraw the ALX's above.
They're in a big of a mess imo, the North East is generally doing 'alright'.
i suppose for example if say London had 75 EVs either long term leased or purchased out right one year cascading some of the older hybrids they have which i think is 2010-2013 registered examples to Manchester,
and then the year after Manchester had 75 new vehicles again either purchased outright or on a long term lease you could renew they fleet abit more. although lets not forget they have received new electric vehicles every year for the last 3 years so its not like they haven't had anything