(20 Aug 2013, 4:31 pm)Daniel wrote The "MetroLINK" repaints are obviously less of a priority than "OK Expressway" and "Coaster" repaints. Branding should start today for Coasters (I believe one was being cleaned today, so could indeed be having vinyls added to it this evening or tomorrow morning), and this will coincide with the final repaints required to make the cream "Coaster" branding become defunct (hence the four loans previously mentioned to accommodate for missing vehicles), while the vinyl process for the currently unknown name of the X84/X85 branding will start once all vehicles have been repainted and sent to Hexham, after being refurbished by Thorntons (2-3 days) and repainted (2 days).
Affected by a timescale of 1st September, the "Coaster" Omnicities need to be branded BEFORE that date, if the brand is to have a successful launch. Similarly, affected by a timetable of 8th September, the "OK Expressway" Solars need to be branded before then.
After that, Saltmeadows will be free and they can start work on repainting the "MetroLINK" Solars again, but this was assumed to be a similar time to the arrival of new vehicles to the fleet. As we know, it is a matter of weeks before they arrive, as confirmed by Rob. The likelihood that they will be in Saltmeadows together (imagine that photo opportunity?!) is quite high.
some services were branded before the services next changes the south tyne buses were (5/88/a) and the 27 was quite a few months earlier but then every bus should and that also means the solars need branding for waggonway and personily I think Lambton worm as the x7 isn't changing yet but it could get price bishops, fab 56 and cobalt clipper and 27x is changing its stopping places so that could mean Gateshead interchange or a different stop in Newcastle but only time will tell