I notice that the Cardiff Bus app has now been updated with the new logo, typeface and colours. I'm not sure what the purpose of this rebranding exercise is and whether it's even needed. It's only 4 years or so since CB managed to get all of its buses into the half orange and half green livery. Until 4 years ago quite a few of CB's smaller, older buses were still running around in the early 2000s green and cream livery. CB finally managed in the last 4 years or so to get a uniform livery across the fleet with the older buses from the early 2000s being retired, and now they introduce another new livery, which is literally going 'back to the future' with an all over orange colour scheme, not seen on buses since the mid-90s. (discounting the all over 1 shade orange livery for the short lived 'Capital Links' CB subsidiary)
Here's a photo of the new livery (not my photos)
Ex Isle of Man Mercedens Citaro now working with it's new Company Cardiff Bus with reg plate CX12 FNH and fleet number 152. In Cardiff Bus New generic livery taken at Heath Hospital about to start running the n.9 to Sports Village.
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On another note, I saw the Barry Island flyer service (a double decker) yesterday heading back into Cardiff, and it was quite disheartening to see not a single passenger on it. I wonder how the extra summer holiday services have been advertised - unless you check the website or social media channels regularly, would you even know the extra summer services to Penarth, Barry Island and the Bay are running? A household leaflet drop would've been a better way to advertise these extra summer services, but of course that costs £££££. But I'm guessing Cardiff Council are providing the funding for these services, so it's in their interests to advertise the extra services they are paying for surely?