(08 Apr 2015, 5:22 pm)markydh wrote So that'll be five years since the last new bus in Newcastle. If they don't get any next year I'll be having serious words with the MD...

And in the Years prior to 2011 when the Hybrid Enviro 400s arrived how often did Walkergate and Slatyford Depot get Brand New Vehicles, compared to the likes of Sunderland and Stockton which have just received a Massive Investment in Vehicles in 2013/14, prior to that they last received New Vehicles (2006 and 2009) respectively, looking at the NEB Fleet List for Stagecoach from 2006 on wards, Newcastle based Depots got the following New Vehicles.

2007 - 50 Dennis Trident 2/Enviro 400s 
2008 - 28 Dennis Trident 2/Enviro 400s & 5 MAN/Enviro 200s
2009 - 7 MAN/Enviro 200s for Slatyford Depot
2010 - 14 Dennis Trident 2/Enviro 400s
2011 - 26 Dennis Trident 2/Enviro 400Hs
Total = 125 New Vehicles

Cant see why your complaining to be honest, Could be worse between 2002 and 2011 my local Go North East Depot at Washington only received 17 Brand New Vehicles in the form of Mercedes Citaros for the Red & Silver Arrows Services prior to the arrival of the B9TLs in 2011 for the X1, Other than that we had cascades from other Depots.