(12 Aug 2015, 8:43 am)Dan wrote Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5284 (NK08 CFP) is actually a nice shade of "Connections4" blue!
Spare for the "Connections 4" perhaps as the Service doesnt have a spare vehicle to the same specification, and often uses either a Scania L94UB Wright Solar or a Wright Cadet/Merit when a Merc is off the road for whatever reason, also noticed how nobody else has took this thought into account depite "Connections4" blue being Bold in your post Dan, and immediately assumed 5284 (NK08 CFP) along with the rest of the Mercs will form a Revised/New Brand for the Diamond Services, or alternatively a New Brand for the Highwayman Services if the Mercs were cascaded over to there to release the Solars on The Highwayman into a Spare Role to replace the Volvo B10BLE Wright Renowns.
Personally think it is quite obvious that any upcoming investment in the fleet will be orientated around getting the B10s Withdrawn by January 1st 2016, so therefore I would not rule out the possibility of the Diamond & Highwayman receiving New Vehicles in the coming months to therefore replace older vehicles in the fleet, as how else are you going to Withdraw them if you dont invest and upgrade other services first.