[quote='AdamY' pid='55332' dateline='1406640750']
I'm going to stick to my guns and say that the Bargain Bus brand was started with services X42 and X43 before other services were added to the brand.
I am basing this on a quick image search which shows services X42 and X43 operating under the brand from 2007 whereas I can only find an image dating to 2009 for service 308.
I may be wrong though!
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X42/X43 were the first Bargain Bus initially operated from Percy Main; 308 was still operated from Percy Main at this point using Scania Omnicities this was the last part of joint operation with Arriva. The 309 began. X42/X43 were allocated to Ashington depot after Northumbria Coaches were taken over X44/X45 were added to the bargain bus brand using Volvo B10B this was the time 308 was transferred to Ashington and introduced on a direct competition basis with Arriva!
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