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RE: Repainting of MAX X93 branded buses into Sapphire livery - Ryland - 29 Jul 2021
In comparison to then x3/4 sapphire livery these has to be said look more presentable. The streetlites, pulsars and the remaining temsa are looking sorry for themselves often damaged and paint chipped away
RE: Repainting of MAX X93 branded buses into Sapphire livery - BusLoverMum - 29 Jul 2021
(29 Jul 2021, 5:58 pm)Ryland wrote In comparison to then x3/4 sapphire livery these has to be said look more presentable. The streetlites, pulsars and the remaining temsa are looking sorry for themselves often damaged and paint chipped awayThat's the state of much of the Durham fleet, too.
RE: 7405 Repainted - Lee1440 - 21 Mar 2022
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But the whole point of Sapphire is about it being "Premium". It would be like GNE deciding keep 6118-21 and repaint them into X-Lines despite being miles off.
Arriva if they did things properly would have a good image & network to go with it.
IMO, if some money appeared to facilitate an upgrade for the X18 & X93, they should launch ArrivaX and do the following:
- 11x New ADL E400MMC or OM936 StreetDeck for X18 & X93 + 1x spare at each depot
- 7529-7531 refurbished and allocated to the X14
- 7532-33 refurbished and allocated to X16
- 7553-56 refurbished and allocated to X15
- 7401-04 refurbished and allocated to X20
- 7405/06 refurbished and assigned as NE to spare
Streetdeck wouldn't handle the X93 there trailed one a few years ago and it failed
RE: 7405 Repainted - Unber43 - 21 Mar 2022
(21 Mar 2022, 9:41 pm)Lee1440 wroteI wish GNE had kept 6118-6121 they should have re-trimmed the seats, added tables & wireless chargers and that could have been for the X84/85 or Euro 6 Spares for Consett & CLS.(28 Dec 2020, 11:48 am)L469 YVK wrote But the whole point of Sapphire is about it being "Premium". It would be like GNE deciding keep 6118-21 and repaint them into X-Lines despite being miles off.
RE: Repainting of MAX X93 branded buses into Sapphire livery - Lee1440 - 23 Mar 2022
(23 Jun 2021, 5:24 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Turns out that the X93/X94 isn't getting branded as Sapphire after all.
Quite a tacky looking livery on the B9TLs in my opinion.
Actually the seats have sapphire on them
RE: Repainting of MAX X93 branded buses into Sapphire livery - omnicity4659 - 24 Mar 2022
Yup, but it's not Sapphire specification bar the headrests that say it.
They've also used the 'Premium' livery on the exterior but have opted out of the Premium (or Sapphire in the UK) brand, which the guidelines allows them to do based on localised needs.