(17 Dec 2013, 7:02 pm)Dan wrote While having the youngest Solars on front line service for branded routes makes the most sense, I can't help but think this would have been done for the Prince Bishops too?
I must say it would allow for a re-design of the Fast Cats livery if this were true (which in my opinion is terrible anyway - it reads as 'Cats Fast' to me), and it would suggest that there are no plans to upgrade the service next year if this were so - perhaps why the Prince Bishops was not included, if it is destined to receive an upgrade next year (whether it's through investment or the more likely option of cascades).
To add another option to the mix (love a bit of speculation in the early days of a repaint which comes as a surprise to all of us), don't the X30/X31 have a PVR of 5? If the Sunderland consultations are positive and the 9 is destined to have a higher frequency as per the consultation, further Omnicity vehicles will be required at Percy Main and they would no longer be available to go to Stanley.
I'm sure, however, that all will be revealed in due course.
I cant help but agree. You would of thought they would of thought about it as most people do tend to read top to bottom when reading something. They certainly like to go and spoil liveries by doing stupid things. Take the new Fab 56 livery. Why didint they not put the fab fifty six logo on the bottom like most other brands that use them rather than the top where the place names go.
Also, have any of the Cobalt Clipper B9s been branded yet? I doubt the livery will be as good as the one that is used on the current buses.