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It will still cost money to paint the roofs white

Having checked TfL Journey Planner, I can't see any trains terminating at Pudding Mill Lane. Stratford 4A/4B can handle a 4-5 minute service.

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They are Switch Metrocities rather, than Solos

The Velcro next to the door pushbuttons was from when the Buttons were covered at each end during COVID. The weekend closures are for testing of the B23 vehicle, not staff training.

Blue Triangle converted one of their Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 2s (DP192) from single to dual door in 2006 source: Ian's Bus Stop (countrybus.org)

Loads of companies used to do it, particularly coach companies. Most people don't look at the registration plate of a bus

The B90/B92/B2Ks are single-carriage 30m long vehicles The B23 are 90m 5-carriage units, so there's more carriages than present

All the B90/B92/B2K 22-99 and 01-16

As others have posted- the vehicles meet the specification set out in the tender.

Unfortunately, Arriva London doesn't have enough Enviro200MMCs to the correct length, or Citaros for the route

Currently, the B23s are only planned to operate from Beckton depot, so eventually it will probably be any route apart from the Stratford to Canary Wharf/Lewisham route.

The units are coupled/uncoupled overnight in depots, particularly if one of the units is due for an Exam the following day or one has developed a fault. At the start of service (from around 0430) onwards, trains are driven from the depot in Manual mode to the depot exits, known as Train...

The ride quality is a bit better on the B23 compared to the existing fleet