(27 Jan 2017, 5:34 pm)Michael Wouldn't be surprised, the only other depots with Omnicities are Washington, Percy Main and Stanley so really one of those should get them.
They have a few options on what to do with the Omnicities:
Percy Main for the 19? It then releases the B7RLE else where in the fleet.
Washington - i doubt they would receive anymore, they won't be able to have them out on a daily bases, as all other routes are branded.
Stanley - as above, the 6/X70/X71 but i'm not sure if GNE will want a mixed allocation.
Riverside - nothing which could be used on.
I can see them going to Percy Main for the 19, releases the B7RLE's, hopefully to a route like the 61, which needs better buses than those horrid Versa's!
Pure speculation though.
Could of been getting ready to go to Blackburn for it's refurbishment.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:34 pm)Michael Wouldn't be surprised, the only other depots with Omnicities are Washington, Percy Main and Stanley so really one of those should get them.
They have a few options on what to do with the Omnicities:
Percy Main for the 19? It then releases the B7RLE else where in the fleet.
Washington - i doubt they would receive anymore, they won't be able to have them out on a daily bases, as all other routes are branded.
Stanley - as above, the 6/X70/X71 but i'm not sure if GNE will want a mixed allocation.
Riverside - nothing which could be used on.
I can see them going to Percy Main for the 19, releases the B7RLE's, hopefully to a route like the 61, which needs better buses than those horrid Versa's!
Pure speculation though.
Could of been getting ready to go to Blackburn for it's refurbishment.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Tom I can see them going on the Blue Arrow and 19, or Green Arrow and 19 to be fair, along with 5331-5338.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Tom I can see them going on the Blue Arrow and 19, or Green Arrow and 19 to be fair, along with 5331-5338.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:47 pm)Michael Could be anything, we could be totally wrong and the Blaydon Racer Citaro's could end up on something else.
I'm hoping the 2/2A because those Versa's are terrible.
One thing i'm surprised at, is that the Quaylink didn't receive new buses this year, i was expecting them too for some reason.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:47 pm)Michael Could be anything, we could be totally wrong and the Blaydon Racer Citaro's could end up on something else.
I'm hoping the 2/2A because those Versa's are terrible.
One thing i'm surprised at, is that the Quaylink didn't receive new buses this year, i was expecting them too for some reason.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:49 pm)JP6004 Out of the £10m investment and the value of purchases so far including a few new coaches, there should be just enough for 17 new Streetdecks
, Don't encourage him! (27 Jan 2017, 5:49 pm)JP6004 Out of the £10m investment and the value of purchases so far including a few new coaches, there should be just enough for 17 new Streetdecks
, Don't encourage him!
Heard stuff about the X70/X71 getting back omnicity allocation and something else on the 6. A driver mentioned getting some back from riverside, didn't make much of it but it's possible.
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(27 Jan 2017, 5:18 pm)thetravelman This morning around 9:30am I saw a Blue 'Durham Diamond' Merc Citaro going around Cramlington Nelson Industrial Estate 'Not In Service'. It then parked up at a bus stop on Nelson Road for about 5 mins then set off again. I wasn't close enough to ID it.
Not sure why it was there, but AVID Technology is close by on Admiral Business Park.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:18 pm)thetravelman This morning around 9:30am I saw a Blue 'Durham Diamond' Merc Citaro going around Cramlington Nelson Industrial Estate 'Not In Service'. It then parked up at a bus stop on Nelson Road for about 5 mins then set off again. I wasn't close enough to ID it.
Not sure why it was there, but AVID Technology is close by on Admiral Business Park.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Tom I can see them going on the Blue Arrow and 19, or Green Arrow and 19 to be fair, along with 5331-5338.
(27 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Tom I can see them going on the Blue Arrow and 19, or Green Arrow and 19 to be fair, along with 5331-5338.
(27 Jan 2017, 6:20 pm)S813 FVK I think that it is important to bear in mind 5333-5336 have just been repainted into the corporate livery. The 19 is possible but I would say that the Blue/Green Arrow is unlikely.
(27 Jan 2017, 6:54 pm)Michael I bet Dan's sitting rubbing his hands at all this speculation!
(27 Jan 2017, 5:50 pm)Michael
Hopefully the last of the MPD's are replaced (697 should replace one) this year, when is 697 due to arrive?
(27 Jan 2017, 6:20 pm)S813 FVK I think that it is important to bear in mind 5333-5336 have just been repainted into the corporate livery. The 19 is possible but I would say that the Blue/Green Arrow is unlikely.
(27 Jan 2017, 6:20 pm)S813 FVK I think that it is important to bear in mind 5333-5336 have just been repainted into the corporate livery. The 19 is possible but I would say that the Blue/Green Arrow is unlikely.
I like the idea of branding on the existing corporate livery, but just as long as it's not branding for the sake of branding, advertising a bus route with no on-board features for example.
What bugs me is use of contravision, yes, the route number has to stand out but does it really need to be plastered on the side windows?
Also, noticed a few people complaining about it being bland. Nobody ever complained about the bland subbranding which Arriva use placed on top of the existing Interurban livery...
(28 Jan 2017, 5:02 am)omnicity4659 Also, noticed a few people complaining about it being bland. Nobody ever complained about the bland subbranding which Arriva use placed on top of the existing Interurban livery...
(28 Jan 2017, 5:02 am)omnicity4659 Also, noticed a few people complaining about it being bland. Nobody ever complained about the bland subbranding which Arriva use placed on top of the existing Interurban livery...
(28 Jan 2017, 8:27 am)S813 FVK Haven't you heard? Arriva are the best bus company ever and could never do anything wrong...
(28 Jan 2017, 8:27 am)S813 FVK Haven't you heard? Arriva are the best bus company ever and could never do anything wrong...
(28 Jan 2017, 5:02 am)omnicity4659 Also, noticed a few people complaining about it being bland. Nobody ever complained about the bland subbranding which Arriva use placed on top of the existing Interurban livery...
(28 Jan 2017, 5:02 am)omnicity4659 Also, noticed a few people complaining about it being bland. Nobody ever complained about the bland subbranding which Arriva use placed on top of the existing Interurban livery...
(27 Jan 2017, 9:59 pm)South Tyne Lad This sort of branding would suit the 9 well, As it's every 30 mins but serve's a purpose along the route, In that it connects North and South Tyneside.
5333-36 are perfect for the 9 too, Comfy, Warm , and perfect for the drivers driving them.
(27 Jan 2017, 9:59 pm)South Tyne Lad This sort of branding would suit the 9 well, As it's every 30 mins but serve's a purpose along the route, In that it connects North and South Tyneside.
5333-36 are perfect for the 9 too, Comfy, Warm , and perfect for the drivers driving them.
5455 has entered service.......... on the X66...
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/140920997@...726871124/
The branding of the 49 doesn't excite me nor does it make me want to use the service more (the 49 was always my route of choice once the X66 got its Streetlite allocation).
However to pick up on points raised over the years the forum has been growing and discussed in the branding thread I think, was that the company didn't have that much of an identity (or it was lost) and this was maybe down to the number of branded routes and rainbow of colours adorned to the vehicles.
Points were made about other operators and that passengers could identify the operator, regardless of the branding.
In other words the branding was worked around the corporate colour scheme.
Whilst the X34 may not be as loud and brash as the 56, there's no arguments or doubts about who the operator of the X34 is.
This is obviously repeated with the green coloured hybrid vehicles across the region too. There's the one that is maybe loud and brash and there's the two that are linked to corporate branding.
As far as I can see, the 49 not only has branding but has worked it around the corporate colour scheme.
