(16 Jul 2026, 6:07 pm)solsburian wrote Correct me if I'm wrong but Arriva Northumbria and North East have different pay rates and working arrangements (a result of them being independent for a while after deregulation).
They are still marginally different in respect of pay rates, however the top rate is the same nowadays. They were massively different only 3-4 years ago.
Northumbria have unpaid breaks, whereas whilst Durham County also do for new staff, longer serving drivers still have paid breaks, they were never bought.