(01 Aug 2024, 2:43 pm)davao123 wrote What was the deal with Arriva buying these in the first place? Just struggle to understand why didn't order Pulsars like most of Arriva did at the time.
IIRC the reason given at the time was that they were cheaper to buy and supposedly more economical to run than a Pulsar. The saying "Pay cheap, pay twice" probably applies.