(15 Sep 2015, 4:03 pm)Cock Robin wrote You said "the brand appears to be deviced (?!) for high frequency town services like the 58/59/61 (52 is more an inter urban service)", so if they can bend the rules for the 52 why not for the 35 which is a town service but half hourly?
52 can be classed as a town service since it goes to Stockton High Street, Norton Red Lion (Start of high street) and Billingham Town Centre, not to mention Billingham/Norton is apart of the Stockton borough. Stagecoach should work it so the non vinyl buses will be on the 35's (if that can work, i don't understand interworking services)