(08 Sep 2020, 8:07 pm)Storx wrote Oh I don't know about that:
'Tyne Valley Ten' with it's tacky branding which looks like some form of carnival.
'Little Coasters' which are irrelevant to the coast and the Coaster bus route.
'Fab 56' with it's flowers.
'Indigo' which is as corporate as you can get (look's alright though).
When talking about local brands I'd love to see something more on the N. East pit heritage maybe on the Peterlee locals. Blaydon Racers was always a good brand but not sure the 12/12A really needs to be branded without going overboard.
Creativewise the Pink Panther in Durham had to be the best brand though especially if you get the reason behind it even known it's corny as hell haha.
You'd be buggared if you needed an Arriva bus in Durham especially with their allocations
I personally loathe the Tyne Valley Ten branding, it looks like a 5 year old designed it.
I really like the Little Coasters branding, although like you say it has sod all to do with the coast!
The less said about the Fab 56 the better, whoever thought that idea was good really needs their eyes sorted.
I do actually quite like Indigo, at least it stands out.
I know I've said it before, my favourite brand was The Castles Express, the name flows quite well and it is really quite relevant to the route, I will admit the livery was quite bland, but I wish they'd kept the name.
I wonder what the new StreetDecks would be like at Durham, the route number is considerably higher than on the old StreetDecks with it having the double depth displays so it really would be impossible to see!