(15 Apr 2023, 7:48 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The Tees Valley Combined Authority have an agreement with both Stagecoach and Arriva that 20% of their combined PVR within the Tees Valley is operated by vehicles which meet the Euro6 emission standard - hence the upgrading and cascading of the E300s rather than the E200MMCs. (Partly off topic but Arriva's share of that agreement is covered by the MAX Pulsars converted for use on the X12).

That is absolutely not true and I know this from the day job I actually do, which involves both operators and TVCA.