(03 May 2025, 5:06 pm)Storx wrote Must say it'll be interesting to see if Arriva bid for the 415 and 434 when they come up for renewal. It made sense when they had the 57/57A midibus operated but to say they're a bit of headache would be a bit of an understatement.
Not sure they're really worth it to keep a microfleet of vehicles which are unreliable as an understatement, especially 2601. No doubt the same reason they ditched the 96 in Whitby aswell and it's not like they can just pick up some newer vehicles from elsewhere as these are the 'modern' midibuses in the Arriva fleet.
Unless they are looking at other options which might require smaller buses as well. With the train looking successful, there are opportunities that they may well be looking at. Apparently there's been a bit more pro-active thinking since the takeover. It would of course require a good business case for the investment though.