(Yesterday, 3:19 pm)AJC1991 wrote Yeah im defo NOT sayng its perfect (it isnt)- trouble is what else could you do as Electric is all about "green" etc and obviously we have the Angel deckers.

I think it looks smart-(if a bit bland/boring) but thats no bad thing- ive read forum long enough to know feelings about from both sides of argument (and old enough to remember) some of the more weird/wonderful liveries GNE have thrown out in past- see Magic Roundabout, Pink Panther, the old "Fab 56/7" series etc

I think obviously going forward in long run- this (whether be Voltra or updated version) will almost become "normal" as companies slowly transistion away to Electric (and alternative fuels) so atm it is still slightly gimmicky as not loads of buses wearing it.

Love it or hate it i think theyve made a go at it and now stuck with it for the medium term at least. All part of "going back to basics" with far fewer specialised services and more generic corporate branding- of which there are pros and cons.

Just the colours, imo for electric it needs to be shades of green or blue, which would instantly stand out to someone passing by. The Voltra brand to me just looks like another of the million brands they've had including the old Metrocentre livery. You have to remember people aren't standing there for 5 minutes looking at it, it's 30 seconds max. Ironically it doesn't even mention electric buses bar a very small little bit of writing which is white on silver - which is borderline unreadable anyway.

Also, imo without any service branding then it's just pointless unless they're a planning a rebrand to Voltra from GoNorthEast as it's meaningless.

Just use the new corporate livery and swap out the red with a bright green or bright blue instead imo, simple and does what it says on the tin...