(27 Dec 2020, 11:45 pm)L469 YVK wrote Dare I say this but GNE's Crusader B9's (ex Red Arrows) would fit closer to "Sapphire" than 7401-06.

Why couldn't they have just went for standard livery?

If Arriva get a big cash injection one day, they should just go:

- Standard livery (Same as now).
- Premium livery for non 'X' routes (Purple & Silver).
* Plain silver as spare for Premium & Express routes
- Arriva'X' for all main 'X' routes.

I really don't see why your bringing GNE into this. They don't have an express interior at all. There's about 5 different designs. You could argue that the Crusaders are closer to the X Lines interior than the B5TL's which are standard GNE at least Arriva launched it with a standard livery.

Also the X93 shouldn't be a standard bus route and Max doesn't exist so Sapphire is the best fit for the route imo. There's not a great deal difference between Max and Sapphire anyway to the average passenger.