(23 Jan 2026, 10:26 pm)PH - BQA wrote Absolutely agree. It’s a clear indication to me that, for all the noise, the new management are just as incompetent at those that went before.
The amount of standing load Pulsars and Streetlites I’ve observed leaving Newcastle recently is too many to list.
Getting rid of significantly younger and more capable buses ahead of things which barely make it through a day of service is beyond idiotic.
The current media attention on their operation in SE Northumberland is starting to expose them for the morons they are. I’ve been pointing it out for ages on here - the engineering issues, the horrific decision making, the lack of accountability.
Yeah I don't want to be overcritical of the management but can't disagree. It's not like it's something totally impossible needing investment as what's coming in could do it easily ie.
12x New E400MMC's (Ashington), 12x Pulsar Out
13x New E400MMC's (Blyth), 7601-7615 Withdrawn
6x 16 Plate E400MMC Durham to Darlington, 6x Streetlite to Ashington, 6 Pulsar Out
1512/1513 and 1579/80 straight swap, 2 Pulsar Out
14x New Electrics, 12 Oldest E400 Withdrawn, 2 Pulsar Out
61 Plate Pulsars to Darlington to displace oldest Pulsars with a future bid in to upgrade the likes of the 1, 5, 7, X66 and X67 which deserve new buses.
Would make a massive massive difference that imo and you've got the DB300's out as planned. It's not like they can exactly come out with x needs buses more because Ashington is absolutely chronic because of the fleet in recent months.