(06 Dec 2015, 9:00 pm)peter wrote I think there are enough Sapphire routes already in the North East, especially in Durham! Max is mainly focused on express services, identified with an "X" at the beginning of the service number. I don't think there will be any (regular) services left after the X20 and X75/6, though they did just add an X to the beginning for the latter without changing the service. I did hear a while ago that the 685 was going to go Max but that may well be dead in the water now...though from what I've seen the e-leather on the Omnicities is a bit shabby now. 

I would like to think that the 56/57/57A would be a contender for new buses next year to free up the Solos for Blyth, so there could potentially be a brand there but that would again be for Durham.