(17 Jun 2020, 9:11 pm)streetdeckfan I agree with you there about some of the routes being crap. I've always hated the Red Kite brand so I'm glad that's going away (It's those eyes!)
I genuinely like the Little Coasters branding, it looks pretty good on the solos. It'd be nice if it saw more use.
GNE's use bonded windows whereas the ex london ones are gasket windows (I think that's the correct terminology)
That would work... although does the 6 really need an upgrade to deckers, other than peak times?
(17 Jun 2020, 9:48 pm)Big O The ex London Deckers have gasket glazing and the native GNE stock have bonded glazing
(17 Jun 2020, 10:00 pm)Adtrainsam I think route branding has gotten a lot better from about 10 year ago. Although there are still some cringey brands such as Connections4 and the Fab56, it’s far better from the days of Magic Roundabout, Pronto and Fast Cats which were utter rubbish (although I liked the light blue on the Magic Roundabout!).
Once most routes are branded in the ‘house style’ in about 6/ 7 years, everything will be a lot smarter.
Maybe the Cobalt and Coast brand references the Coast Road, which the 309, 310 and 311 all travel on...
(17 Jun 2020, 10:28 pm)BeachBoy99 I agree with you on some of the newer brands however some of the older brands, in my opinion, have been amazing:
"Cobalt & Coast" is plain and kind of boring; hate the landmark illustrations in particular.
"Little Coasters" is, again, boring.
"X-lines" is alright, but some of the brands it's replaced/replacing were better – "The Castles Express" and "Red Arrows" being prominent examples.
New "Green Arrow" livery is way better than the old version and fits in with the eco-friendly theme which is great for communicating that message to environment enthusiasts.
"Black Cats" is phenomenal and so detailed. It's probably my favourite StreetLite livery because of the way it wraps around the shape of the vehicles, not to mention how perfect it is for the areas it serves given its S.A.F.C colour scheme.
"indiGo" I've always took a liking to, even more so since the 'simplified' version was established. I don't think having it in two different locations defeats the point of the brand, as the idea of it is to outline the minibus services it provides in smaller/local communities, i.e. Concord, Washington etc.; Peterlee, Seaham, Dalton Park etc."
"Prince Bishops" is one I hope they don't get rid of because it's now one of the oldest brands and has a significant meaning to Durham.
Loved "The 9". Gutted it's been cut back to between Sunderland and Hebburn.
Miss "Wear Xpress" a lot, as that was by far my favourite brand.
(17 Jun 2020, 9:11 pm)streetdeckfan I agree with you there about some of the routes being crap. I've always hated the Red Kite brand so I'm glad that's going away (It's those eyes!)
I genuinely like the Little Coasters branding, it looks pretty good on the solos. It'd be nice if it saw more use.
GNE's use bonded windows whereas the ex london ones are gasket windows (I think that's the correct terminology)
That would work... although does the 6 really need an upgrade to deckers, other than peak times?
(17 Jun 2020, 9:48 pm)Big O The ex London Deckers have gasket glazing and the native GNE stock have bonded glazing
(17 Jun 2020, 10:00 pm)Adtrainsam I think route branding has gotten a lot better from about 10 year ago. Although there are still some cringey brands such as Connections4 and the Fab56, it’s far better from the days of Magic Roundabout, Pronto and Fast Cats which were utter rubbish (although I liked the light blue on the Magic Roundabout!).
Once most routes are branded in the ‘house style’ in about 6/ 7 years, everything will be a lot smarter.
Maybe the Cobalt and Coast brand references the Coast Road, which the 309, 310 and 311 all travel on...
(17 Jun 2020, 10:28 pm)BeachBoy99 I agree with you on some of the newer brands however some of the older brands, in my opinion, have been amazing:
"Cobalt & Coast" is plain and kind of boring; hate the landmark illustrations in particular.
"Little Coasters" is, again, boring.
"X-lines" is alright, but some of the brands it's replaced/replacing were better – "The Castles Express" and "Red Arrows" being prominent examples.
New "Green Arrow" livery is way better than the old version and fits in with the eco-friendly theme which is great for communicating that message to environment enthusiasts.
"Black Cats" is phenomenal and so detailed. It's probably my favourite StreetLite livery because of the way it wraps around the shape of the vehicles, not to mention how perfect it is for the areas it serves given its S.A.F.C colour scheme.
"indiGo" I've always took a liking to, even more so since the 'simplified' version was established. I don't think having it in two different locations defeats the point of the brand, as the idea of it is to outline the minibus services it provides in smaller/local communities, i.e. Concord, Washington etc.; Peterlee, Seaham, Dalton Park etc."
"Prince Bishops" is one I hope they don't get rid of because it's now one of the oldest brands and has a significant meaning to Durham.
Loved "The 9". Gutted it's been cut back to between Sunderland and Hebburn.
Miss "Wear Xpress" a lot, as that was by far my favourite brand.