(24 Jan 2022, 4:32 pm)Adrian wrote Has anyone worked out just how many vehicles Arriva are going to need for the Newcastle CAZ? If it launches in July 2022, then that's not a lot of time left to get sorted.

(24 Jan 2022, 5:35 pm)Storx wrote I might have missed something but on paper, the B7's at Jesmond and the Solo's (which might be done). There's nothing else, Blyth and Ashington (on paper) are already sorted.

The on paper being the B7's and Solo's at Ashington regularly end up in Newcastle which should be on the 35. There's definitely a batch of Pulsars down Durham / Stockton done aswell.

Yeah I've also heard that unlike GNE and Stagecoach, Arriva have just chosen to retrofit everything. As mentioned above the only exceptions are the B7 Gemini's and some of the Solo's which shouldn't be too difficult to sort out given rumours of cascades.