(11 Jul 2024, 6:29 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Which might make absolute sense if they weren't currently repainting midlife Streetlites into yet another variation of Prince Bishops branding. Seems there's not a clear strategy towards or away from branding (admittedly the current purple Streetlites are a disgrace but you'd think if branding was indeed recognised to be the monumental waste of money that it is, they would be going corporate).
Personally I wouldn't paint anything at all, it's a waste of money for GoAhead.
I know it's a bad view point but this dithering around franchising with absolute no timetable has just pretty much just stalled the whole North East network. There's absolutely no incentive, at all, for any of the 3 operators to spend any money on real investment right now as they'll probably lose it very soon anyway or at least it's all going out the window anyway.
I don't blame GoAhead for sending all the crap up here, heck I'd be tempted to move things like the Enviro 200 MMC's out the area completely and boost an area they'll actually be operating in 5 years time, especially considering the area is leaking money like a sieve as it is.
West Yorkshire is the same, and Arriva down there has just gave up aswell with similar problems.