(30 Sep 2020, 8:37 am)streetdeckfan wrote The issue is the longer they leave Arriva without any investment, the less Arriva will be 'worth' due to the amount of investment needed by the new owners to bring it back up to standard.
It'll likely end up being sold off bit by bit - I wouldn't be at all surprised if the North East ops got split back into Northumbria and Durham County in any sale. The culture and mindset has always seemed to differ hugely between them.
Look at the Ashington, Blyth and Jesmond operations and imagine what someone like Alex Hornby would do with them, with Transdev behind it.