(02 Oct 2013, 10:36 am)Liam wrote The Citylink was actually given this brand first, with the Tynedalexpress being planned as pink. A last minute decision was taken to change the Tynedalexpress brand, with the design being based on the Citylink designs.
Maybe, GNE had seconds thoughts of the pink brand for the Tynedale express, so painted the buses the same as the new Citylink orange just in case the X84 and X85 wasn't a hit and then there could transfer them over to the 58's at a later time.