(04 Jan 2025, 11:36 am)L469 YVK wrote I've just seen this....wonder of was done to try and wooo Arriva back from ADL?

Can see some 250bhp Cummins examples being ordered for Blyth with future 300bhp examples for the likes of the X93, X94 and the Alnwick X routes.

The Alnwick routes got new vehicles just over 2 years ago, so I seriously doubt they'll be receiving anything new for a number of years - I would think by the time they're up for replacement the range of ZEBs would have improved to the point they'd be able to cover most diagrams.
In terms of the X93/94, they've successfully trialled the MMC on there, so if an order was to go in I don't see why they'd take a risk on a new vehicle type.