(4 hours ago)SN69 ZRC wrote ive not heard anything but the 32/32A is up for tender anyways for march so if they did get new buses for 32s, it won't be until after they've fully claimed the new contract. and its not likely it will go to another operator, but the possibility is still there.
also, they would need to buy enviro100s as the yutongs will not fit around jesmond vale. dont even think the smaller E10 varients would either
They did almost lose it to Gateshead Central the last time it was up for tender but they couldn’t do it as they got the 35 at the same time they couldn’t guarantee they’d have enough drivers.
Would the E100EV not be too small for them routes? The 32/32A can be very busy around peak times, during the day and weekends they’re very quiet but Monday to Friday mornings and evenings they get quite busy. Unless they just scrap the Jesmond Vale part of the route. The amount of times they have to use Warwick Street because of badly parked vehicles but also the back roads around Montagu Estate only E200’s can get around them.