(03 Aug 2018, 9:10 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Geminis on the 35: these have had work done to them, so they're being kept local in the meantime. Unsure as to why there's been one on the X15 though.
4653/9/64: They were generically branded so they could be used on any Max route, it won't be logical to spend money branding these for the X20. It also gives flexibility in the fleet. 4664 isn't a Max vehicle, but is instead a 'high spec spare' hence the omission of branding inside and out. 


I wish they did too. However, I'd have all of them in Sapphire livery to enable them to be flexible and to match the interiors. Hopefully they'll replace the branding with the permanent design on 7541-52 to make everything up to standard.

Jesmond's Sapphires need work done both inside and out, they're embarrassing...

Regarding the 35, it's usually always the route that Ashington use to ease buses back into service in my experience. I've noticed one of the Geminis on the X15, I didn't catch the fleetnumber, but I assume it was deemed healthy enough to be sent out on it. 

Still think those 5 E400s are some of the best vehicles Ashington have, 7524 flew past me on the X18 when I saw it the other day, and they always seem to be bang on time. 

Still think that the Jesmond Sapphires should have had a full rebrand when they were sent. Arriva could have done the whole thing far better if they used a bit of common sense.