(19 Feb 2022, 9:09 pm)NewcastleOne wrote Agreed the Pulsar 2s in old old style should be done asap. Due to Arriva simplifying its brand since 2016/17 it may be worth doing vehicles by outside interior style. E.g getting rid of all eco then all pre 2009 then max/sapphire etc. Arriva NE has in my opinion a branding issue. It tried hard at first branding and advertising different schemes and did not maintain them, therefore losing the value gained. Going forward reducing brand by brand, simplifying what the customer sees, consolidating into 1 or maybe 2 brands removing the diluted brands with ‘refreshed’ vehicles.

Yeah your probably right tbh. Then again Arriva being Arriva they'll probably do the newer buses and let the older buses go their full life without any form of refurb or repaint. I believe there's no sub brands now though bar Arriva and the new livery, everything else is scrapped supposedly. The new Arriva interior seems to be a mix of MAX (Seating), Wifi / USB's and NSA's now anyway so is pretty much Sapphire Spec in everything in name anyway.