(03 Jan 2023, 12:06 am)Andreos1 wrote The United and Northern VR, National, Olympian thing will have been down to the restrictions National had at the time and the deals they had with the nationalised Bristol and Leyland manufacturers. 
It was the same pretty much across the country. 
Not sure why TWPTE bought Alexander bodied Olympians over the ECW that the other two had mind. 

However, I agree with the differences more recently.
It's noticeable that elsewhere Arriva have had Versas and Stagecoach have had Loylnes and Excels for example.

Is the E200MMC and the E400 variants the first common vehicle that all 3 local ops have had at the same time?

High Floor Darts, SPD Darts, Tridents, Volvo Olympians. I believe all 3 had them at the same time.

There were Darts everywhere at one point.