(24 Mar 2018, 5:54 pm)GNE6312 wrote I think the 43 rarely ever gets any sapphires it is mostly just a volvo b7tlwright gemini  today i was on the 43 which was 7488 seen 7490 on the 43 & 7493 on the 43 and abit of a rarer appearance with 1575. Arriva probably should have thought before having the e400 sapphires branded for the 43 as well as the 44 & 45. And when the 43 is actually  a sapphire 7522 never shows up on the 43 and is constantly the 44 & 45.

The routes interwork, so 7522 will show up on the 43, if it's on the 44 and 45.

I can't remember if there's a Sapphire spec spare for the route, and if there isn't, one branded vehicle VOR is immediately noticeable.

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(23 Mar 2018, 9:42 pm)GNE6312 wrote The last of the new buses has arrived from yorkshire that being 1530 which has a full rear advert but since it is nothing to do with blyth or the north east it will probably be removed and the bus will get a wash to get the massive load of bird muck on the bottom window off as it is gross and will ruin the bus once the full rear advert is removed. Als 7632 another one of the new buses needs a new cab fleet number as it still says 1531. 1534 can hopefully keep the odd seat as it is funny and cozy as all the new buses are. And on the word of the new arrivals If anyone is interested the new buses ysualy pop up on the X7 X8 on Monday usualy the 8:00 X8 to newcastle

The full rear advert will likely be removed on repaint. 

I imagine, as they should be allocated to the 308, that they'll go under some sort of refurbishment into the new livery and internal specification sometime soon.