(18 Jul 2026, 4:07 pm)gka472l wrote All of 7701-7714 (except 7706) are now in use on loan to Arriva Merseyside for the P&R at 'The Open' golf tournament. I believe 7706 is in Southport depot having not seen use. A couple of pics linked below from my Flickr. Most fully branded/numbered but a couple are plain blue. There's also 7 brand new ones for Arriva Kent Thameside also in use (6576-6582 for info). 7710/7712/7714 first used today.
7712 today https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55402147643
7705 Thursday https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55401410378
7713 Thursday https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55400935525
7707 Thursday https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55400587260
7704 Thursday https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55398126702
HTH
EDIT - seems 7716 has appeared as well now.......
Does anyone have any further info about 7706 as it does not seem to have reached the North East yet ? Did it see use at Silverstone or Southport, or has it met with some unfortunate incident ? Its sisters have all been up here for several weeks now. Perhaps it might appear with a 76 registration, if it appears at all !