(30 Jul 2014, 4:27 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Bloody Hell, 98 Vehicles in Total to be Withdrawn, I think it will only be Achievable if Go North East were to Buy more Red Spares, rather than Buying New Vehicles for Branded Services as I mentioned on the "Fleet Order Prediction Thread" the other day, Furthermore depending on the Orders for this Year are, will depend on what Cascades/Repaints occur.
I personally think it would be a wise decision by Go North East to Buy at least 25% of This Years Orders as Red Spares, to then aid Withdrawal of Older Vehicles, without reducing the Number of Red/Northern Spares in the Process, and depending on where Vehicles are Allocated, some Services will see an Upgrade either way.
I think these spares will come from new buses been purchased for other routes producing free buses to replace the older vehicles. It's also possible to think that if 80 vehicles are going to be purchased this year, then approximately 74 vehicles are going to get displaced meaning 74 of those 98 buses that need to be withdrawn will have replacements, providing some don't go off onto other services. That leaves just 22 buses that need to be withdrawn which can be replaced in next years investment.
In my opinion, I see this as been the most logical way of doing things and probably won't cost as much.