16 Jan 2016, 6:52 pm
#364
(16 Jan 2016, 6:24 pm)Dan An upgrade isn't needed - the replacement vinyls just need to be fitted.
The examples which are missing branding have all been reported, and Go North East is waiting for the third party company to print and fit the replacement vinyls. The branding on the "Fast Cats" branded vehicles is applied by a third party company which is no longer used as frequently by Go North East, and this is presumably why this company will be dragging their heels.
I understand the frequency for service X35 on some of the buses is shown as 'every 60 minutes' (as opposed to every 30), though I don't think this will be corrected in the immediate future.
It's a bit of a dull brand which doesn't sell the service as much as it could do - nor does it really meet the standards of some of the more recent brand designs. Given that older designs seem to be under review at the moment (Red Arrows, Loop, etc), I would hope that the Fast Cats could be looked at, too.
It's good to hear that the missing vinyl's are being replaced.
On the subject of branding's being dull, a friend of mine was talking about the branding's of the present and past, and how quite frankly they have gone downhill. I'll use the example he used...
1 - Magic Roundabout, Doxford Clipper and Pink Angel
2 - Green Arrow, indiGO and Coast and Country.
I know which option I would rather choose, and it certainly wouldn't be 2.
