(30 Jan 2022, 11:20 pm)Thomas12 wrote I still however feel like the X85 is a victim of the X9/X10 coaches not working out - maybe it would still be here if not?

Totally agree, I was just about to say that myself.
The X84/X85 was an easy target to steal some E400s, they could hardly take them from Consett where they're the main operator, and make more money.

Plus, I feel like the X84/X85 were only upgraded to E400s as they were going spare with the change in allocations following the theft of the StreetDecks by Oxford.

I personally don't see why they couldn't have just spruced up the Versas with the new moquette and USB ports (like they have with some others!) and kept them branded as X-Lines. I think the Versa would look quite good in the livery!