(08 Sep 2020, 4:36 pm)Storx wrote You missed the 6 and 12 aswellbut to counter act that you missed the green on 10. I wouldn't do any red brands personally if I was GNE as unless you make a large variation to it on the front (eyes on Red Kite) it just looks like a corporate bus which kind of defeats the point of a brand. The Black Cats are really bad for that. I'd like to see more Purple and Black personally as there's nothing in Newcastle / Gateshead now. Infact there's no black brands in the whole GNE fleet now bar the redundant Toonlink.
Not too sure about the 58 not being a flagship route though it's a busy one imo and I wouldn't regard it as a secondary service which quite often gets new buses (rumoured to be the next electric route). It's certainly at the same level as the 53, 54, Q1 and Q2. I'd like to see the 56, 57 and 58 all come as one brand maybe with colour varients and maybe scrap the citylink brand with something new or totally redo it, the branding is a bit outdated now imo.
I think the recolour of the Angel though was to try and move on from the absymal service it had for the 5 years before and rather questionable decisions for it. Omnicities and 2nd hand dual door buses as much as the green credentials.
Of course, the Tyne Valley Ten, even more green!
Fair point on the 6 & 12 being corporate, I forgot about those recently changing.
I love black on cars and coaches, but not on service buses for some reason. Rather than posh or sleek I always think black service buses look naff or like a ghost bus tour.
I don’t think it matters how busy routes 57 & 58 are, they just don’t need to be branded.
Imagine if every bus was in an overall advert. It would pretty much defeat the purpose as no one would take notice, as it wouldn’t catch your eye if it was ‘the norm‘.
Having more plain corporate liveried routes would help the flagship/branded & premium (XLines) routes really stand out.