(07 Jun 2022, 5:27 pm)Wybus wrote Nigel was responsible for rolling out MAX and Sapphire across Yorks and the NE, much harder than any other part of Arriva, and often did big launches (I remember the launch of the Wrightbus Gemini 2DLs in Yorkshire where all 40ish of them appeared together at a press launch and then entered service the same day) so might keep some of that sort of thing and not go down the road of the likes of Stagecoach who just buy buses and they enter into service practically in secret.

To be fair, Arriva NE did have an "up" phase during his tenure. Might be a good opportunity for GAG to eye up further expansion opportunities given Nigel's knowledge of the North East.