(23 May 2026, 6:25 am)tyresmoke wrote Worth mentioning as I don’t think we’ve seen it confirmed anywhere (?) that the latest TVCA transport paper suggests Darlington will receive 54 electrics next year, which will ensure the depot is fully electrified.
Seeing branding from other regions including the new Streetdecks for Southend suggests route and/or network branding will be a decent part of Arriva going forwards.
I noticed that the Streetdecks for Southend are 21 Reg from Ensign which were originally intended for Arriva under an order that was cancelled around the time Wrightbus were in Administration iirc before Jo Bamford bought them.