(18 Feb 2014, 6:46 pm)Dan wrote The new base livery colour looks to be closer to the shade used by the Tyne Tees Xpress than the old base livery colour. It is not exactly the same, but it's enough for passengers to differentiate between the two. It may sound daft, but is it possible elderly passengers could get confused by two similar livery designs for two similar services which are ultimately a lot different (one terminating in Newcastle and the other in Sunderland)? I agree most passengers will be able to tell that one is a single decker and one is a double decker, but if the two brand designs are exactly the same bar one word... Perhaps that has influenced the decision making of not integrating the two brands?
I don't think that would even come to mind, as on the other hand you could argue that allocating Centurion branded vehicles to the 9 on a daily basis would cause more confusion? They both cross paths. Plus I'm pretty sure one of the varieties of colour blindness wouldn't be able to differentiate between the two shades.
I don't think there's any logic to the decision other than perhaps cost, but that's just speculation like everything else. One of life's great mysteries perhaps.
