(27 Jan 2025, 6:22 pm)L469 YVK wrote Quite interesting you mention the deckers too.
If GNE and GoEY could agree a swap (with some expenditure diverted to GNE to compensate for the older vehicles), would GNE not be better swapping their E400MMC (x20) for GoEY's low height EvoSeti's (X20)?
Still have the non-commonality to some extent, but keeps the front line diesel double deckers either Volvo (B5TL, B9TL) or WrightBus integral (StreetDeck).
As for the X10, that could benefit from the capital expenditure release and maybe receive some new Ultroliners. And if GAG feeling generous, some actual additional investment into GNE on top for the X21 to receive an upgrade and one single common fleet for the X10 & X21.
Probably do the opposite personally, and send the B5's down to EYMS in return for the newest B9's. There's only a 2 year difference and they'd arguably be better that having 7 buses which pretty much live VOR which are on the road today just to prove me wrong.
If you wanted to go into that territory there's loads you could do tbh between GoAhead areas as it's a problem all over.
The microfleet of Mercs here being swapped for the microfleet of Streetlites down in the Oxford area to pick one.