(26 Jan 2015, 7:48 am)Andreos1 wrote I saw what appears to be 4854, just before 12, heading into Chester on a Consett bound service.
Reckon people can draw their own conclusions as to when Lee took this photo and Dan took his, and when the vehicle swap took place

His was the 11:10 departure out of Sunderland, mine the 14:10.

Mind, you're not seeing enough of GCT and CCT's fleet to think that 4854 even stands a chance of being scruffier... Like I said yesterday, CCT's 08-reg Solo was more black than white when I saw it the other day... Surprisingly, their Iveco minibuses (primarily used for Bingo shuttles and disabled school transport etc) are actually a lot cleaner than their public service fleet. I'd expect these to be washed less, with them only going out and about for a few hours.