(05 Feb 2021, 1:07 pm)Drifter60 wrote But I think the point being made is what you describe as “not standing still” and “continue to invest” is being done in the wrong places. The main things in the last year are new buses on the X10. The coaches, as Andreos1 and others have said, is an improvement for the service, but these were committed to before the pandemic. So I’m not overly convinced on the investment and improvements within the last ten months? They’ve done the *usual* mid life repaints and internal refurb of the Fab 56 B9s and now the Connections 4 citaros. The Washington solos are the only repaint that wouldn’t be due now, and while the livery (except the name, in my opinion) looks good, I’m not sure we can say the change from ‘indigo’ to ‘little pinks’ is a passenger priority. And I must admit, I’m also of the opinion of these X9/X10 number plates being pointless at best, surely if the number plates what people are looking at, not the branded livery of the coach, I’d get in touch with the designer of the livery!

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But I think the point being made is what you describe as “not standing still” and “continue to invest” is being done in the wrong places. Or being done in such a minor way just to ‘save face’. The main things in the last year are new buses on the X10. The coaches, as Andreos1 and others have said, is an improvement for the service, but these were committed to before the pandemic. So I’m not overly convinced on the investment and improvements within the last ten months? They’ve done the *usual* mid life repaints and internal refurb of the Fab 56 B9s and now the Connections 4 citaros. The Washington solos are the arguably only repaid that wouldn’t be due now. 
I must admit, I’m also of the opinion of these number plates being pointless at best, surely if the number plates what people are looking at, not the branded livery of the coach, I’d get in touch with the designer of the livery!