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West Midlands Buses in Discussion => National Express West Midlands => Topic started by: John on May 24, 2015, 01:33:17 PM

Title: Offside ad frames
Post by: John on May 24, 2015, 01:33:17 PM
Why have a number of buses had their adverts on the offside removed and plain boards put in their place? Like 4360
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/17847469790/ (James' photo)

A number of PB buses have also had this done as well (plus a few Sutton buses have had the ads removed completely). Also a few from other garages have too that I have seen over the past weeks

I know its rather trivial, but I was just wondering why
Title: Re: Offside ad frames
Post by: Kiewii on May 24, 2015, 01:36:19 PM
Its not plain boards, it is the body of the bus
Title: Re: Offside ad frames
Post by: John on May 24, 2015, 01:39:13 PM
Quote from: Kiewii on May 24, 2015, 01:36:19 PM
Its not plain boards, it is the body of the bus

Its not, as the body under the frame is red following the stripe when repainted
Title: Re: Offside ad frames
Post by: PM on May 24, 2015, 02:25:30 PM
Perhaps preparation for NX to apply their own advertising/branding boards, similar to what First have done on a few routes?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/westernsmt/14027236829
Title: Re: Offside ad frames
Post by: Ashley 60171 on May 24, 2015, 08:31:27 PM
Or theres just not anything to be advertised that nobody wants to eat, drink, watch or own. On the Scutton Lines E400's theres a bit of difference of where the paint has/hasn't faded.
Title: Re: Offside ad frames
Post by: The Real 4778 on May 26, 2015, 06:15:01 PM
Quote from: John on May 24, 2015, 01:33:17 PM
Why have a number of buses had their adverts on the offside removed and plain boards put in their place? Like 4360
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/17847469790/ (James' photo)

A number of PB buses have also had this done as well (plus a few Sutton buses have had the ads removed completely). Also a few from other garages have too that I have seen over the past weeks

I know its rather trivial, but I was just wondering why

That photo emphasises just how rank the livery is - breaking up the really tricky diagonal with a chunky cluster of dirty white rectangles.  Awesome.