(12 Jul 2017, 4:49 pm)RBZ 5459 Another cheap and cheerful effort. Left over flags from when 3964 was green almost..! Still a few more vinyls on the windows and staircase to go it looks like.
There are elements of Toon Link and Red Arrows in there as 2 of the main components of the brand. I would have liked to see the route details on the offside flipped so the darker end is always facing the front of the bus, as per the Red Arrows.
I would suspect the move from silver to green has something to do with the move from metallic colours, as we have recently seen with the Crusader. I have no idea if the connections4 is to follow, although I suspect a darker colour like that will be easier to colour match. Then again, i'm no paint expert!
On the whole though, I do think it was time the TEN saw a brand refresh and I do not think that they have done a bad job of it. It had used the same logo since first introduced in 2008 which, to me, started to lose its effect. The new colour itself will draw more attention in as it will be something that people served by the 10/10A/10B will have never seen before.
