New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

It must be a Birmingham thing as The 82/87, 8/X8 and 529 are all still branded along with for now the 9, X10 and 50. The 529 Buses are mostly used on the 529 and even if they are used on the 8 or X8 or 79 or the 1 or other routes they usually Don't confuse people 

[JosephR]

It must be a Birmingham thing as The 82/87, 8/X8 and 529 are all still branded along with for now the 9, X10 and 50. The 529 Buses are mostly used on the 529 and even if they are used on the 8 or X8 or 79 or the 1 or other routes they usually Don't confuse people 

I don't agree with it just being 'a Birmingham thing'. The Black Country aren't really an exemption. We can already see efforts being made with the single deck fleet over there. 

[Mike K]

Just seen a de-branded 6878 and to be honest it looks a bit of a mess. The 23/24 Harborne branding is still clearly visible and readable even from a distance, and there's been nothing applied to at least partly cover it (like on 6858-61). The non-route specific stuff (charge into city, relax extra legroom etc) has been left as it is so it looks unfinished. Which is exactly what it is.

Disappointing how standards of presentation have dropped so much in just a relatively short space of time. And yes, I know most people just care that the bus turns up etc, etc. 

[BBS]

Just seen a de-branded 6878 and to be honest it looks a bit of a mess. The 23/24 Harborne branding is still clearly visible and readable even from a distance, and there's been nothing applied to at least partly cover it (like on 6858-61). The non-route specific stuff (charge into city, relax extra legroom etc) has been left as it is so it looks unfinished. Which is exactly what it is.

Disappointing how standards of presentation have dropped so much in just a relatively short space of time. And yes, I know most people just care that the bus turns up etc, etc.

Its pretty much NXs whole new memo of this now

[Tony]

Its pretty much NXs whole new memo of this now

Except if you look at 6880 and 6882 done today they have had price branding added to cover some

[Celestial Toymaker]

Its pretty much NXs whole new memo of this now

There is no pride in vehicle appearance anymore NOT JUST NXWM some Diamonds appear unwashed from one week to the next, other companies run around with bits hanging off or missing, seems to be just too much trouble to do a decent job these days, there is even an increase in vehicles with odd colour panels etc.

[Stu]

Not seen any 35 route branding been thought of yet and the buses used on that are over 17 years old, might be the next ones that will be debranded maybe?

I expect in the coming months that the 35 and 50 brandings will be removed from those vehicles, again so they can be used regularly on all routes at YW (barring the 27 obviously). I'd also anticipate that the older electrics will have their Stratford Road (not 6) branding removed as well.

[Stu]

It must be a Birmingham thing as The 82/87, 8/X8 and 529 are all still branded along with for now the 9, X10 and 50. The 529 Buses are mostly used on the 529 and even if they are used on the 8 or X8 or 79 or the 1 or other routes they usually Don't confuse people

Again, it will happen over time, it's not a five-minute job and all brandings won't just disappear overnight.

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

I don't agree with it just being 'a Birmingham thing'. The Black Country aren't really an exemption. We can already see efforts being made with the single deck fleet over there.

Yeah but that's because there end of life or at garage's like WN rotated around our Plattys are Still currently used on there routes 

[Danthebusman]

I'd also anticipate that the older electrics will have their Stratford Road (not 6) branding removed as well.

Can see the 6 branding being removed in the near future, same thing happened with CVs E024/5/6/7/8/9 that were branded for the CV 9 and have since been debranded since the new electrics entered service.

[BusDriverBosh]

Can see the 6 branding being removed in the near future, same thing happened with CVs E024/5/6/7/8/9 that were branded for the CV 9 and have since been debranded since the new electrics entered service.

I can see that too, I think all route branding will be going at some point. I don't know what it is, but, companies are starting not to like route branding 

[Celestial Toymaker]

I can see that too, I think all route branding will be going at some point. I don't know what it is, but, companies are starting not to like route branding

it limits what route you can put things on causes confusion and looks unprofessional eg., having 11A/11C branding working the 31 or whatever its madness, wherever possible buses should be available for any route, yes i said wherever possible, no point putting a decker on single route etc.