(18 Feb 2014, 7:55 pm)Dan wrote But you have to remember that isn't meant to happen... It's one of the reasons why the Centurion B10BLEs are being repainted.
The ex-MetroLINK Solars were originally destined to receive the same shade as the Tyne Tees Xpress, so if they were going to do that and they haven't done it on the Mercs... Means they've chosen to do it for a specific reason (it won't be down to cost if they were willing to have the Solars that colour) - only reason I can think of is to do with the livery designs being too similar and causing confusion in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Peterlee.
Maybe that is why the x3 failed, cos every one got on the x1 from Newcastle instead and ended up in Houghton, rather than Sunderland :p