Be surprised to see crusader dropped as a brand… I don’t understand the point of dropping brands that were relatively strong. Crusader and Drifter I thought were brands that had existed for years and I think at least had a bit of recognition with passengers. Don’t get me wrong there’s many examples of poor brands and that Berries, Cherries and Blondies a few years back in Sunderland springs to mind… but I’m now at that point where am not sure what the policy is with branding?

There’s also the mess of two branded routes interworking, such as X20 Xlines and 65 Prince Bishops: so you get a sprinkling of both sets of vehicles/brands/colours across both routes…