628 ("Sunderland Connect" branded non-Hybrid spare) appears off-route quite a great deal, it's just the Hybrids (629, 630 and 640) that I've never actually seen off-route.
I only hope 629 and 640 are both on the 700 today. As it's only PVR 2 on summer Saturday timetable, it's not so bad.
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