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Catching up on some of the recent repaints for Citybus this week as I like to try and get them all on here for the record, eventually at least... 
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Enviro 520 is on the 25 today
ReplyDeleteThe Beat Impressions livery behind the last pic looks so much better.
ReplyDeleteI like the Best Impressions livery on the Wright-bodied buses because there is enough chrome on the front to offset the very dark red. On a double-decker, though, the dark, almost maroon. colour is just too dark for an unrelieved expanse of colour on a large vehicle.
DeleteI also prefer the Best Impressions livery, is it Citybus intention to eventually repaint these into the current livery?
DeleteI agree - the 'old' Best Impressions livery does suit the Eclipses very well for the reasons mentioned above.
DeleteI would take a guess that the vehicles in this livery will be repainted into 'swoops' though will be absolutely last on the list and won't be done until all the rest of the fleet are completed. I reckon by that time the PVLs and 34/39 that are currently in that livery will have been withdrawn though, with just 67, 85 and 142 being what I'd reckon will be out of that livery and into swoops. That's just my guess though!
Plymouth Citybus appear to be struggling
ReplyDelete520 was working a blue flash service 12 toda
100 B7 was also working another service 12 to Tavistock
How is this struggling? They only have 4 blue flash vehicles (I believe) so even if 1 bus is off the road it has to be replaced with something, struggling would not be running it at all, a la first.
ReplyDeleteyou will probably find that a couple of blue flashes are in workshops for servicing, not struggling as you put it.
ReplyDeleteOr like the 28,29,most of the 40's and 61 etc.. Citybus must have hell of a lot of buses in the workshop..lol
ReplyDeleteNot struggling at all! if they didn't run the services at all then they would have a lowered reputation but they provided the service with good, decent buses.
ReplyDeleteFDC have Torpoint Tridents and Tavistock Enviros running on services which you wouldn't expect.
520 was painted into swoops for a reason; to cover the 12 and 21s when one of the Blue or Red flash vehicles respectively are off the road for servicing/MOTs etc. The 12 requires four vehicles (501-504), the 21 requires fifteen (505-519) and 520 was painted into swoops to cover for 12/21s when one of these vehicles is off the road for one reason or another.
DeleteRe the First Tavistock Enviros - indeed at least two were on the PR1 yesterday.
Would you prefer an unbranded vehicle, or no bus at all.
ReplyDeleteFirst have branded there buses for years but have a very bad habit of putting them on the wrong routes. I have seen elderly people miss a bus because of this. To me it is better not to brand buses if they can't be kept on the routes they are branded for.
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