(16 Sep 2025, 7:49 pm)Mike_98 wrote So I'm assuming that when the electric Single Deckers arrive at Darlington, the 09/59 Plates will be instantly withdrawn and all the 10/61/13 and 63 plates will go over to Stockton and Redcar to see off their 09/59 Plates? One would assume that would be the logical move. I would imagine, they would transfer the Lites more up north to Durham and Northumbria.

Highly doubt it, there's only going to be 7 new buses for the 2 which arguably could withdraw/displace stuff. 

I'd imagine the E200MMC's will be leaving the region completely as there's no use for them here - unless something is downgraded to midibus elsewhere, is there anything? Places like Wales and the South East have loads of elderly MPD's and Solo's in service I'm sure they'll want to get rid of. It's happened in a few places now, Leicester and their Enviro's going to Yorkshire, the 16 Plate E400MMC's at Durham from Gillingham and the Streetlite's from the North East displaced by the Evora's just to pick out 3. I'm sure there's others - I know Luton has had some similar movements aswell.

(15 Sep 2025, 6:00 pm)peter wrote Displaced elsewhere within the group - there's simply no need for any other Midi's in the North East. Wales has some 2008/9 Solo's knocking about so I imagine they'd be a good candidate!

Kent either, they still have MPD's in service and a 55 Plate Solo. The fleet in the South East is generally horrid, ignoring Luton, it makes the North East fleet seem brand new in comparison. I know they've recently got some buses from Diamond though, running in service in full Diamond livery. How on earth they've allowed that is just a mystery.