(12 Jan 2024, 11:30 pm)Storx wrote Arriva North East (not Northumbria) in general is a shambles though, the state of some of the fleet that we've had to suffer in recent years is a disgrace, 1407 and 1409 - in particular.
1407 was widely regarded as one of the best buses in the fleet, IIRC. Very reliable and it performed incredibly well.