(04 Aug 2021, 5:26 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Violet?! Dear god.
Will this get the non-enthusiasts talking buses too?

God help the poor buggers who have to use it.
“This is the Sunderland District Violet 2A(?) service to Sunderland”.

We seemed to have moved into a good place with no nonsensical branding. 

Enter violet…

Has Martijn got a colour fetish from his reading days or are we borrowing Uno’s branding.

(04 Aug 2021, 5:26 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Violet?! Dear god.
Will this get the non-enthusiasts talking buses too?

God help the poor buggers who have to use it.
“This is the Sunderland District Violet 2A(?) service to Sunderland”.

I do think it's fitting that the Violet brand was put on the Citaros given that Hyacinth's sister owns a Mercedes, granted the Citaros are far from new!

(04 Aug 2021, 5:32 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I do think it's fitting that the Violet brand was put on the Citaros given that Hyacinth's sister owns a Mercedes, granted the Citaros are far from new!

You joke. That’s probably the theory behind it.

(04 Aug 2021, 4:22 pm)peter wrote Not sure if it's just me but I can't see these photos...do you have links to flickr or something instead?

https://flic.kr/p/2mfiZXW

(04 Aug 2021, 5:39 pm)ne14ne1 wrote You joke. That’s probably the theory behind it.

You know what, if that is the reason then I applaud whoever made the decision for having impeccable taste!

Having said that, if the puns on the back aren't Keeping Up Appearances related, I shall be very disappointed!

5295 freshly cherried at Saltmeadows - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1356550272
5474 on the Fossway - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1358033474
5476 in Marden Estate - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1358034169
A Wet Cat in Grangetown (not a repaint) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1358312480
Is it me or is the branding wonky on 8334 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1358319870

(04 Aug 2021, 5:45 pm)ThomasBooth123 wrote https://flic.kr/p/2mfiZXW

I like it,just not sure on the red,i would of probably done the dark purple as it is,and a lighter shade of purple at the back,bit like what they did with the coaster,obviously its the other way round

Sunderland District Violet looks pretty decent in the sun, 5335 caught on the 55s this morning, 5336 earlier returning from Peterlee not to come back into service.

5335 BJ10VUV | Mercedes 0530N Citaro 5335 travels along the … | Flickr
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(04 Aug 2021, 5:42 am)54APhotography wrote The last of Deptford's Solo's re-liveried from X-Lines to Graphite returned to active service yesterday. The short lived X-Lines X6/20 is no more!

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Repainted 3 times in 5 years!

(06 Aug 2021, 6:50 pm)busmanT wrote Repainted 3 times in 5 years!

You’ll be after a job at the Northern Echo next!


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(06 Aug 2021, 6:56 pm)Dan wrote You’ll be after a job at the Northern Echo next!


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Ended up with too many jobs at the minute already!!

Rest of the Sunderland District branding has been revealed and what buses

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/14...31585?s=19

(07 Aug 2021, 6:06 pm)Train8261 wrote Rest of the Sunderland District branding has been revealed and what buses

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/14...31585?s=19

So after berries, cherry, violet…they ran out of things to describe colours and just started to put actual colour names and an image of something rarely that colour (silver badger, blue bird… actually Sunderland District bluebird with a blue bird on it might have actually made some degree of sense compared to this).  Good to see the extra two brands added though which appear from the route map to be for 33 & 38.  So Sunderland and Distrcit covers everything in Sunderland except X-lines X20 and Prince Bishops and Country Ranger and Cityrider, oh and Drifer (yet almost identical route 61 IS part of SD brand), not forgetting corporate liveried 9 (or yet to be revealed yellow brand?) and Peterlee branded X6 and 62 ...  Remind me the point of the SD brand family again?

(07 Aug 2021, 6:21 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote So after berries, cherry, violet…they ran out of things to describe colours and just started to put actual colour names and an image of something rarely that colour (silver badger, blue bird… actually Sunderland District bluebird with a blue bird on it might have actually made some degree of sense compared to this).  Good to see the extra two brands added though which appear from the route map to be for 33 & 38.  So Sunderland and Distrcit covers everything in Sunderland except X-lines X20 and Prince Bishops and Country Ranger and Cityrider, oh and Drifer (yet almost identical route 61 IS part of SD brand), not forgetting corporate liveried 9 (or yet to be revealed yellow brand?) and Peterlee branded X6 and 62 ...  Remind me the point of the SD brand family again?

It actually looks like a fox, I do hope we see a brand for the 5 and 9 though, even if its not called "Sunderland District ****"


Looks like Deptford are losing quite a few Streetlites - as it looks like the 5 and 9 will be Streetlites.


Wonder if the 62/62A will be Solo?

(07 Aug 2021, 6:06 pm)Train8261 wrote Rest of the Sunderland District branding has been revealed and what buses

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/14...31585?s=19

I like the red bits. Everything forward of the road stripes, not so much. Actually, not at all.

The 5/9 will be standard livery without a doubt due to it interworking.

(07 Aug 2021, 7:04 pm)Rapidsnap wrote The 5/9 will be standard livery without a doubt due to it interworking.

Hopefully not, it'll then be the odd one out... it could be branded, even if its not "Sunderland District".

(07 Aug 2021, 7:07 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully not, it'll then be the odd one out... it could be branded, even if its not "Sunderland District".

Jarrow Arrow???

I like the look of the silver on the solos

(07 Aug 2021, 7:11 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Jarrow Arrow???

On that Sunderland route map , it has service 9 in yellow colour


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(07 Aug 2021, 7:13 pm)cbma06 wrote On that Sunderland route map , it has service 9 in yellow colour


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Golden coloured arrow maybe...

(07 Aug 2021, 7:11 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Jarrow Arrow???

That would break the rule of brand names needing to be largely meaningless.

More likely "Go North East yellow" with a picture of a pig on it or something.

(07 Aug 2021, 7:43 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote That would break the rule of brand names needing to be largely meaningless.

More likely "Go North East yellow" with a picture of a pig on it or something.

I quite like Citrine Citaro Actually.

How come Gateshead can use all different colours of paint for the rear half of the bus , but Sunderland gets stuck with the red rear on the bus, I thought different areas will have there own colour at rear , looks like it’s just Sunderland area?


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(14 Aug 2021, 11:29 am)cbma06 wrote How come Gateshead can use all different colours of paint for the rear half of the bus , but Sunderland gets stuck with the red rear on the bus, I thought different areas will have there own colour at rear , looks like it’s just Sunderland area?


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Does that mean the Drifter & Prince Bishops will get a red rear. As I don't think it would suit it at all. As I do believe both are being repainted as the 60 is advertised on X6 Timetable as Sunderland District Drifter 60 & Prince Bishops have a new logo type.

Third Violet out and about today

5334 BJ10VUU | Mercedes 0530N Citaro 5334 travels along the … | Flickr

I have noticed with several of the recent repaints, Cherry/Berries/Violet that at the front where it says the name e.g. Sunderland District Berries behind that should be the colour of the rear. If you don't understand what I am saying look @ a Connections 4, and then look at a voilet.

(29 Aug 2021, 8:14 am)Keeiajs wrote I have noticed with several of the recent repaints, Cherry/Berries/Violet that at the front where it says the name e.g. Sunderland District Berries behind that should be the colour of the rear. If you don't understand what I am saying look @ a Connections 4, and then look at a voilet.

Consistency in detail is not a strong point, but maybe that’s due to not using a single design agency.

(29 Aug 2021, 8:17 am)ne14ne1 wrote Consistency in detail is not a strong point, but maybe that’s due to not using a single design agency.

Seems any sense of consistency has gone out of the window now. X22 and TVT10 has proved that.. Seems only X lines and the secondary expresses have a rear of identity now.

Does it really make any difference thou - the consistency is that most vehicles have the road stripe surely?

When Peter Huntley was here, all the branded vehicles had a white curve on them from the front wheel arch - this is no different.