(07 Mar 2014, 6:30 pm)Robert wrote I know 5333 went to Peterlee for familiarisation but why didn't they just keep 5334, 5335 and 5336 at Saltmeadows and brand them rather than sending them off to Deptford and then back to Saltmeadows.
Vehicles are often branded at their home depot, depending on availability of space and livery complexity - so the original plan could have been to brand them at Deptford (acting as the home depot, opposed to Peterlee).
It could also be that there was little space at SMR so the vehicles had to be stored at a larger depot - Deptford.