Stagecoach North East

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RE: Stagecoach North East

(10/06/2013 20:08)tyresmoke Wrote:  The problem Stagecoach have at Stockton is an ageing fleet, in an ageing depot that is due to be replaced in the near future (that area of Portrack is due to be re-generated in the next 5-10 years) and therefore spending any money on major projects in the depot itself wouldn't have enough time for the investment to pay off, things like installing a new fuelling system incorporating adblue would have to wait until the new depot is built.

With an ageing fleet and depot due to be replaced soon, maybe Stagecoach could sell the operation to Arriva or Go-Ahead? They sold Darlington to Arriva in 2007, and Go-Ahead are, according to that thread, still interesting in expanding on Teesside despite the imminent withdrawal of route X1.