(03 Sep 2017, 7:29 am)citaro5284 wrote Why is it the wrong one? - X5 has never ran all the way to Hartlepool on a Sunday, so use a vehicle that gets more MPG than a Merc, and if it is a success, then a Merc might be allocated in the future.
Other than it not being route branded for the X5, I don't see a problem with this, like you say it is likely to be for the reason given, I'd rather have a service run with a little bus than use a big bus only for the service to swiftly be withdrawn because it can't cover the increased costs of running a large bus, probably just enthusiasts not happy about beastie Solo mates being used over Citaro's. Do the Black Cats Solo SRs have WiFi or USBs? As if not, that's the only other downside to that allocation.
Solo's being used on Sunday's on routes that use full size buses during the week ain't nothing new either, Arriva do the same.