(10 Oct 2022, 8:25 pm)9920up wrote As grounding is the primary issue here, it makes sense to move the E200s asap to prevent damage. Darlington is the obvious place to put them due to the large number of elderly Solos deployed there. Clearly the movement of Solos to Ashington will be a temporary measure to enable service delivery.  It would seem to follow that Euro 6 stock will be required from somewhere to satisfy CAZ requirements and there is sure to be a plan for this.. Meanwhile, Darlington has gained a partial early upgrade, something that was needed and had to be on the cards anyway, due to the age and condition of the 08 Solos. It stands to reason that further investment is going to have to follow to resolve the Ashington problem and to complete the required transition at Darlington. Arriva can only keep the knackered old stock going for so long after all,

You worry about the ability to get suitable Euro 6 stock in place for January(?) though, given how long vehicle orders are taking to be delivered across the country.

The reliability of the 57 in the meantime is also a worry, it was crippled with the previous allocation of Solos so you wonder how it'll be any better with these - I understand moving the Jesmond ones if they're confident on securing E6 vehicles by January, but surely keep the Ashington ones there until suitable replacements can be sourced given previous issues?