(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Well I think we may have to agree to disagree on this subject RE- Centurion 17.

Fair enough. From the business perspective I am most certainly correct, and at the end of the day, "Centurion" service 17 isn't exactly a money-spinner, and I've given my reasoning for this in previous posts. That is why it would be illogical of Go North East to repaint two vehicles and brand them for this service.

(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote You've picked up on one quote from me 'Pointless repaints' which was in reply to you frequently mentioning the de branding and repainting of Omnicitys- some which was just 'Pointless' hearsay and rumour from what I can gather.

Or internal discussion, but okay. Plans frequently change at Go North East, and we've demonstrated that in the above scenario once more...

(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Your comments are all very if this happends/ if that happens. I've never once heard the 39 to go into Simplicity brand. So IF this is the case then why didn't these to on the 39 back in June?

I have my sources, and if you don't want to accept the information I give - it's your loss. Quite often these plans are provisional and therefore should be taken with a pinch of salt, but if you're daft enough not to accept that..!

(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote You seem to be of the opinion that a temporary allocation doesn't really matter.

I'm not of that opinion at all. I just think there are priorities within a business, and from a money perspective, it would be daft to de-brand these buses just to brand them again later.

(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Well I don't understand that. The 61 is going northern but the Versa's aren't? How does that work what's the 61 getting then?

There have been discussions whether the 61 should be revoked from the "Drifter" brand name and put into "Northern" or whether it should be put into a new brand name completely. The outcome, I do not know - I've not been informed of an updated plan, just that 8306-09 are to remain at Deptford after having a repaint. You don't think Go North East would have four year old buses in the corporate livery though, do you?

(02 Oct 2013, 2:57 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Why would the temporary allocation be a marketing push- I'm not sure you've grasped the point there. I mean once StreetLites arrive, the two service could get new/newer buses with a new updated brand.

I interpreted your post as if it was some sort of ploy by Go North East to gain additional custom in a big re-launch of the service, following what you seemingly believe is its demise in the sense that the service has gone 5 months without being allocated a "Drifter" branded vehicle.
The "Drifter" brand will be updated slightly for the Streetlites, and Go North East will obviously have a few photoshoots prior to the launch of these vehicles to gain a bit of publicity.