(31 May 2015, 5:09 pm)Kuyoyo wrote But surely it's better than this:
Arriva North East: 7609 / NK59DMO by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Don't think much is worse than that!
maybe that two tone blue they used on 281 and that ex-GNE B10 a few years back? 
(31 May 2015, 5:35 pm)Kuyoyo wrote There's no pleasing some people - you'd be complaining if it was in normal livery yet making daily appearances on a MAX route
As for Durham, notice that they seemingly prefer to use one of the ex-Ashington Lowlander on the X12 if a Gemini is VOR rather than 1415 - however, it's likely come the autumn they'll have no choice to use 1415 if what I've heard turns out to be true
Something happening with the Lowlanders?