(13 May 2014, 4:50 pm)Dan wrote Indeed! Although it dilutes the present brand, you could argue it's better than the vehicles being in plain green after new vehicles enter service (if they do!)
Also begs the question - will it allow for a new brand name to be given to "Lime" services 8/78, should they receive investment later this year...?
The Lime, along with the 21, is one of the many services that I use on a daily basis. I didn't really see the point in the name to start. To me it is a very important service in Chester, and along with the 34, is probably one of the most important 'local' buses that go through neighbouring villages. When I've asked drivers, they've told me the Volvos are so sturdy they COULD go a lot longer, but they don't seem to take into consideration all of the laws relating to bus ages and shelf lives etc. I'm actually quite upset that they've already started to debrand them, as they may well be the vehicles in the fleet that have held one specific livery for the longest period of time. It does tell us though, that if they've started to be repainted, the new vehicles aren't far off.
I suppose they could run around in the corporate livery for a while though.