Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "Sapphire" branding, with sub-branding for services 1 and 5/5A, which operate between Darlington and Bishop Auckland.
Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "Sapphire" branding, with sub-branding for services 1 and 5/5A, which operate between Darlington and Bishop Auckland.
Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "Sapphire" branding, with sub-branding for services 1 and 5/5A, which operate between Darlington and Bishop Auckland.
Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "Sapphire" branding, with sub-branding for services 1 and 5/5A, which operate between Darlington and Bishop Auckland.
In a bid to standardise the fleets at Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire, the two divisions are undertaking a swap of double-deck vehicle allocations. Arriva North East will receive further VDL DB300/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles, and will lose the entire batch of ten Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles. The exchange of vehicles suits the business needs of both divisions: it is suggested that the Volvo maintenance contract associated with the Hybrids has expired now that the buses are 5-years old, meaning any maintenance would have had to be undertaken locally by Arriva North East, while Arriva Yorkshire are in need of more environmentally-friendly vehicles ahead of planned... see more
This vehicle has been repainted into Arriva's new corporate livery. The company's new corporate identity, which includes a new logo and brighter colours, will be applied across the group in a phased introduction. The group said a 'cost effective and evolutionary approach' will be taken, which will see the new colours and livery rolled out from Q1 2017 as and when vehicles and other materials are due to be updated or repainted, while the refreshed logo is expected to be introduced from 2018.
As part of a fleet-wide scheme to standardise the Stagecoach North East fleet in one single livery, this vehicle has been repainted into Stagecoach's corporate livery.
Prior to entering service at Go North East, this vehicle has received Go North East's corporate livery. This example has been fitted with the tagline, "Stay Connected | Many of our buses have free WiFi on board".
This vehicle has been delivered to Go North East, following internal refurbishment and repaint into Go North East's corporate base livery at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
Prior to entering service, this vehicle has received "Toon Link" branding. A new vinyl has also been added to the first window on the nearside, close by the doors, which promotes the ability to pay by a contactless card on Go North East buses for any single, return or day tickets. As well as allowing the standard VISA and Mastercard credit and debit cards, payment via Apple and Android Pay on mobile devices is also permitted. The vinyl aims to catch the eye of those in a queue boarding the bus, promoting the ease of travelling on Go North East buses, with there no longer being a need to carry the correct amount of change to travel.
