(12 Jan 2020, 2:12 pm)Michael wrote The new 39/40 branding on the new E400's is so bland and pointless, thought they were moving away from branding?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/143409085@N03/49369956611 - photo by Stagecoach North East Bus Depot

I don't like branding if the buses end up allocated to other services, but if currently allocated the branding is useful - quite bland in this case - but smart and certainly not pointless, unless allocated to another service. Stagecoach are not too big on branding, certainly when compared to Go North East, but they do have some branding. The 100 should had remained a branded service. Expressed should have a special livery too.