(07 Jun 2014, 12:10 pm)forster wrote Withdrawn 4005 still parked in Blyth depot,where it has been for the last few months. It has it's front lower panel removed (ready for towing?) and a yellow wavy line painted across the front! I guess maybe to indicate that is not to be used.
It will likely go with the next batch of vehicles to be withdrawn (61 in total over the next few months!) so along with everything else residing in depots around the company, there will likely be 70+ vehicles to go for scrap/sale.
The yellow wavy paint is just to stop it being used in Arriva livery by any other company, though whether it will get sold for onward sale is debatable!