(31 Aug 2026, 6:50 pm)PH - BQA wrote Nice to see the attention to detail is still top notch at Arriva. Old livery (by about 9 years now) 1425 sent to a rally today, missing a vinyl on the first panel you can see, and two completely different shades of blue on the top and bottom half either side of the windscreen.Have you considered this was chosen by a driver to visit Seaburn on the basis that this batch of pulsars will be withdrawn by the end of the year? It’s certainly not the worst vehicle I’ve seen brought by a major operator to a bus rally that’s for sure. (Stagecoach and Adventure Travel hold joint top prize for that)
A bus which attended in preservation was in a more up to date livery than something sent by the company. Embarrassing.
Arriva North East: 1425 NK09EKA VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar by emdjt42, on Flickr
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