16 Feb 2016, 4:30 pm
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(16 Feb 2016, 7:44 am)DanPicken When will 6032 go for a repaint?
It arrived at Saltmeadows Road for repaint into Go North East's corporate livery five days ago - killing two birds with one stone, so to speak, as it was already at Saltmeadows Road for some work.
(16 Feb 2016, 8:23 am)Adrian I have to admit I can't see the logic behind that one. The new and improved Red Arrows brand has been launched in print, so I'd have thought they'd want the buses branded up asap...
I think it's a case of it being difficult to get the Red Arrows off for repaint at the moment.
Three Volvo B9TLs are presently off the road - one for a mechanical fault, one for a window repair (which is the example which has been sighted at Saltmeadows Rd), and one for PSV test. One was also used this morning for Next Stop Announcement testing.
This is why two buses (3872 and 3885) were on loan to Washington Depot today, which weren't required at their 'home depots' due to schools being off.
They probably planned to have the majority repainted and re-branded in line with the service changes at the end of the month, but best laid plans and all...
