(7 hours ago)Malarkey wrote I would say they were referring to the Electric Buses due later in the year I believe.

I'd hope that on the flipside they're purchasing additional New Buses which are desperately needed across the region, I'd personally focus on replacing Buses on routes that have had to no investment in the past 12 years which would be the 4, 10's, 16's, 27, 47, 49's/96, 56, 60, 307/309 & X10/X21.

I'd order the following:

x32 Volvo B8RLE MCV Evora's - Replaces 5358-5390 which would all be Withdrawn, Services upgraded 4, 49/49A, 96, 680/684/687.

x90 Wright Streetdeck Cummins 6.7L - Replaces 6001-6007, 6043-6117, 6232-6240, 6301-6307 & 6352-6355, 6356-6363. Services upgraded 10's/27/47/307-309 & X10/X21.

• 6001-6007 & 6043-6117 replace Ex London/East Yorkshire & Lothian Buses which would be Withdrawn.
  
• 6301-07 get an EV Conversion/Mid-Life Refurbishment and replace 3941-43/3963-3965 which would be Withdrawn and would be Re-Allocated in the Fleet.
  
• 6232-6240 would be Withdrawn.
  
• 6352-6355 transfer from Riverside to Consett as spares for X-Lines Services.
  
• 6356-6363 transfer from Riverside to Washington for Service 50.
  

Once New EV's arrive for the 21, Wright Streetdecks 6315-6333 would go for Mid-Life Refurbishment/EV Conversion and then Re-Allocated alongside 6301-6307 in the Fleet giving a total x26 EV Conversions, obviously GNE would need funding for this.

No need for that many deckers imo.

Assuming the Streetdecks from the 21 go onto the 51/52/93/94 then that's Riverside pretty much sorted really. The ex London stock can then go into the role which they should be doing and that's spares for the single doors and schools only for the dual doors, with anything pre 09 plate withdrawn.

Personally if I was looking at an order I'd fight for: 
9x E400MMC's - X10/X21
8x E400MMC's - X5/X15/X45/X70/X71/X72/X73
9x E200MMC's - 60 / Spare
11x E200MMC's - Carousel Buses

Movements
7x 70 Plate Streetdeck (6356-62) - X20
2x Streetdeck (6331/6363) - Washington
7x B5TL's - Yorkshire
10x E200MMC's - 4
10x Merc's - Withdrawn
9x Deptford Streetlite - 10/11 Versa's Withdrawn
6x Carousel Streetlite - 6
5x Carousel Streetlite - X66 + 10/11 Versa's Withdrawn

It's nothing massive and is effectively just replacing the buses which are currently on lease and the fuel heavy Merc's, with a few extras which will benefit Yorkshire, in the main. They clearly don't want to invest up here so might actually have have a shout for it and one of their lucrative South East operators gets shot of their own microfleet of Streetlite's.