(07 Nov 2013, 5:04 pm)Dan wrote No - I do believe we previously discussed that the "Washington Street Shuttle" brand would become defunct as part of the Saltwell Park upgrade, releasing the Versas to the South Tyne and in turn the Cadets to the M2/M3.
My pleasure! All are indeed going Northern.
It's not the first time a brand has been made defunct, is it? I quite liked the Washington Street Shuttle brand but I do not feel the M2/M3 were appropriate for the brand. The W5/W6 were the most appropriate, and if they are going Northern (receiving MPDs 603-606), why should the M2/M3 be held within the brand?
No, but the M2/M3 could be reasonably successful services and having a high PVR usual means services getting branded. It seems a bit daft not to use the opportunity of having bigger capacity buses and a revised brand.