(Yesterday, 10:20 pm)PH - BQA wrote Despite claims from some on here that engineers have been brought in to improve the situation, the facts are that the situation at Ashington is dire and there is no sign of it improving soon. Even with these 2 vehicles from Blyth today, I believe there were around 3 boards missing all due to no vehicle.
Both 7526 and 7528 failed on the X21/22 today, and having experienced them both recently I can see why. Truthfully none of the fleet has been looked after properly for years, particularly those 14/64/15-plates which were exceptionally good vehicles and have been left to rot since 2022. 7530 is a prime example, although that has been a dog since about 2021 and has literally never been properly put right since.
You state in your post that the fleet hasn't been looked after for years. Can anybody reasonably expect a new engineering manager and team to get up to speed in a couple of months? I expect they're fighting a losing battle until new buses arrive and moves give them something to work with.