24 Jul 2018, 8:13 am
#219
(24 Jul 2018, 7:54 am)RBZ 5459 Re Advert boards.
Worst has to be the Red Kite Geminis, advert boards right across the branding of such an eye-catching application. I can only suspect that they are near to repaint in the near future, although have had their advert boards since May.
Bit too much going on at the moment, other things are being prioritised. But yes, the adverts slapped over the majority of the branding looks awful.
The repainting of Cobalt Clippers should have commenced by now (and half gained advertisement frames in the run up to this like Coaster), but the ex-London stock needs to take priority now while the buses are temporarily withdrawn before September anyway. The Red Kite B9s were due to have branding modified but again, other things needing to take priority for now.
The intake of the ex-London stock, including advert frames, really should have ousted the need for branded vehicles to need advert frames (to oblige contractual requirements)... But I suspect Go North East wouldn't get as much revenue for a scholars decker, than a branded bus on a core route. As with many things, cost vs benefit...
