(03 Aug 2018, 8:38 pm)GNE6312 Allocations on the X20 are not doing verry well recently as most days the 2 max X20 branded geminis (7414/5) allways wind up on the 35 and/or X15 and the most common buses found on the X20 are 7445 4659 4653 & 4664 non of which are X20 branded and 1 of witch are not even max whilst 7414/5 are always on the 35 and/or the X15. To fix allocations Arriva should brand 4653 4659 & 4664 for the X20 and 7414/5 should have X20 sub brandings removed and keep shop work play brandings as on 7413 then tge x20 will have branded viechles and the 35 and X15 can have 7414/5.
Geminis on the 35: these have had work done to them, so they're being kept local in the meantime. Unsure as to why there's been one on the X15 though.
4653/9/64: They were generically branded so they could be used on any Max route, it won't be logical to spend money branding these for the X20. It also gives flexibility in the fleet. 4664 isn't a Max vehicle, but is instead a 'high spec spare' hence the omission of branding inside and out.
Really no point in removing the branding, as it just causes more effort for what is basically a temporary issue.
(03 Aug 2018, 8:40 pm)mb134 I'd like to think they'd rush 7524-28 through, to standardise the X21/22. In fact, I'd put 7527/8 into the generic livery as there seem to be always at least 2 14 plates on the X15/18 at the moment, and keep 7524-26 as dedicated X21/22.
Jesmond's Sapphire's could also do with a bit of TLC...
I wish they did too. However, I'd have all of them in Sapphire livery to enable them to be flexible and to match the interiors. Hopefully they'll replace the branding with the permanent design on 7541-52 to make everything up to standard.
Jesmond's Sapphires need work done both inside and out, they're embarrassing...
