(8 hours ago)Andreos1 wrote I was looking at the age of the fleet and assuming they have plans to get rid at the ages used historically, there's going to be a lot to replace soon.
However, I'll take another wild punt and predict the fleet will continue to reduce in size and there won't be direct replacements for each vehicle retired.
I'm sure covid and franchising will get the blame. Maybe even changing passenger habits.
But ultimately, it's down to short-term thinking and flawed purchases.
Imagine getting in second hand stock that are scheduled to move on, in the same period as directly purchased stock...
It's not just a North East issue either. The North East fleet is modern compared to some areas, especially Go East Anglia which still have 2 ex Omnicity's in service.
The whole GoAhead fleet is turning into a bit of a heritage fleet bar Oxford and parts of the South Coast like Brighton.
Even their London fleet is getting on now.