(12 Aug 2020, 4:39 pm)Storx wrote I haven't been on the new GNE buses but have been on Borisbuses before and it's a nicer interior than the blue imo.
For someone who isn't used to GNE (we're mostly Arriva). GNE buses always feel cold / wet especially on a winters day and the blue is pretty much the cause of that. Blue doesn't promote warmth it's a colour you tend to associate with ice, water, winter etc which no doubt is the reason for the change. The Cobalt and Coast is a massive improvement since they painted the blue panels grey, shame they're all chipped with the blue coming through now though.
Personally I think it's the worst interior in the north east (especially the original with blue floors aswell) other than the very short lived Arriva 1970's green bathroom sink one (Operation Overdrive / 57 plate Enviros)
I think the grey they used on the Cobalts looks a lot colder than the blue they used, and it makes them feel more cramped than they already are because it's a lot darker.