(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
Eventhough i think that what you suggest won't happen in a million years, i think if i was to go down your route i would possibly do the following:
6001-6007 as you say to Pronto (although i am against the older batch going)
6049 to Corporate livery acting alongside 6084 by being a spare for the TEN, TTX, Red Kite and other services
6050 into Corporate livery and to Crook to act as a spare vehicle for Pronto
6051 into TEN livery to make 14 fully branded vehicles.
The Red Arrows B9s can stay where they are though. There is nowt wrong with them and the Pronto is much more deserving of new buses than the X1.