(17 Jun 2020, 11:50 pm)6049 wrote I wouldn't be surprised if it is 6050. 6004 has already lost it's Red Arrow branding (and looks really dull I've got to say without it) and with Washington being due to receive the new Enviro's within months, those B9s are bound to be near top of the priority list to repaint - especially if they are going to be rebranded.
I've said it often, but I would not expect those vehicles going anywhere near a Consett/Stanley run as they'd not last a week on those hills. If I was a betting man, I'd put my money on them being the new Crusaders as those Mercs have to go or be reallocated before the CAZ comes in. Even if it's being postponed, it doesn't make sense to hold back on upgrading them when cascades in the correct quantity are imminent. Not to mention the fact that given the reliability **cough** of the Metro. Having deckers allocated permanently makes sense to save frantically searching for changeovers when the Metro inevitably goes Pete Tong.
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Still seems a bit early to me to start repainting them for the Crusaders when the E400s are still quite a while away