Ugliest Bus Liveries

[WM Bus]

I am sure there was a pic on flickr where one of the fleet was already in green before the Streetlites had been sent? If its not West Midlands would it be any of the other NX groups ie Coventry? Its just a pity had I remembered where I seen the pic on flickr I could post it

No, only 2 ex Dundee streetlites are in Dundee green.
There is a bus at Wolverhampton Depot in Green as well. But thats one of the special heritage liveries and only 4535 carries that and not the same colour scheme used in Dundee.

NXWM - BL53 EDF

Fleet No: 4535 Reg Plate: BL53 EDF Vehicle: Transbus Trident / Transbus ALX400 Route: 10B Codsall via Perton Location: Broad Street, Wolverhampton Garage: Wolverhampton

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[Jordan Adam]

I am sure there was a pic on flickr where one of the fleet was already in green before the Streetlites had been sent? If its not West Midlands would it be any of the other NX groups ie Coventry? Its just a pity had I remembered where I seen the pic on flickr I could post it

Would that not perhaps be one of the E200MMCs that was repainted down south before being transferred to Dundee?

 

[kez19]

No, only 2 ex Dundee streetlites are in Dundee green.
There is a bus at Wolverhampton Depot in Green as well. But thats one of the special heritage liveries and only 4535 carries that and not the same colour scheme used in Dundee.

NXWM - BL53 EDF

Fleet No: 4535 Reg Plate: BL53 EDF Vehicle: Transbus Trident / Transbus ALX400 Route: 10B Codsall via Perton Location: Broad Street, Wolverhampton Garage: Wolverhampton

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I maybe throwing a spanner here thats probably as close to what I remember I seen on flickr, the picture I remember seeing on Flickr was as if someone had seen the bus from above (a building ie multi storey car park?), maybe it was this bus but its close enough

Does NX use green anywhere else apart from Dundee?


EDIT: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jason...a1sEE-2ja3ETc-2j9YBjc-2j9FBme-2j9CjMU-2j9ANx2

I know this is a single decker....


I know its slightly off topic but doesn't National Express West Midlands livery look like Lothian Buses?? ....

National Express West Midlands Trident/Alexander 4153 Y748 TOH training bus outside Coventry garage

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[kez19]

Would that not perhaps be one of the E200MMCs that was repainted down south before being transferred to Dundee?

It was a double decker as far as I remember it wasn't a single decker. If anything its quite possible it is a Platinum bus as mentioned but its probably the angle it was taken and the colour scheme (even though it grey/green - the picture possibly made it look all green)

 

[WM Bus]

Does NX use green anywhere else apart from Dundee?


EDIT: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jason...a1sEE-2ja3ETc-2j9YBjc-2j9FBme-2j9CjMU-2j9ANx2

I know this is a single decker....

Coventry uses blue and grey, West Midlands uses Red and grey, Dundee uses Green. They did used to have some Hybrids in the Green and White livery unitl a few years ago as well (The same Hybrid livery that was used in Dundee).

Though if you include the route branding like on that Coventry Bus, the X1 & X2 on the Coventry Road and 9 & X10 on the Hagley Road have Green Route Branding as well.

NXWM 6832 @ Solihull train station

National Express West Midlands Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC SN66WFA 6832 working Platinum route X2 Moor Street Queensway Birmingham to Solihull train station

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NXWM - SK68 MHU (Laura Leighton)

Fleet No: 6932 Bus Name: Laura Leighton Reg Plate: SK68 MHU Vehicle: Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC Route: X10 Merry Hill via Bearwood and Halesowen (Route X10 Branding) Location: Snow Hill Queensway,Birmingham Garage: Pensnett

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[kez19]

Coventry uses blue and grey, West Midlands uses Red and grey, Dundee uses Green. They did used to have some Hybrids in the Green and White livery unitl a few years ago as well (The same Hybrid livery that was used in Dundee).

Though if you include the route branding like on that Coventry Bus, the X1 & X2 on the Coventry Road and 9 & X10 on the Hagley Road have Green Route Branding as well.

NXWM 6832 @ Solihull train station

National Express West Midlands Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC SN66WFA 6832 working Platinum route X2 Moor Street Queensway Birmingham to Solihull train station

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NXWM - SK68 MHU (Laura Leighton)

Fleet No: 6932 Bus Name: Laura Leighton Reg Plate: SK68 MHU Vehicle: Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC Route: X10 Merry Hill via Bearwood and Halesowen (Route X10 Branding) Location: Snow Hill Queensway,Birmingham Garage: Pensnett

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If it was one of the newer buses in the pic I saw, which was similar I would go with the one X10 is the closest as it carries the green (NXWM 6932), just to add it must have been the angle the picture was taken making it look more of the Xplore Dundee green but in fact it was grey?

You are right regarding the hybrid colours as the colour scheme was the same with the previous buses that Xplore use to own which are now with NXWM I believe? (but now repainted altogether)

 

[py_megapixel]

Not my photo! The whole logic behind the "Local" and "Long Distance" names is flawed, in reality the Scottish ops are just going to paint buses in the local livery and coaches in the long distance livery despite the fact many buses do long distance routes.

I can see Stagecoach Gold vehicles getting the Long Distance livery, not only because their routes tend to be long distance but also because the yellow is pretty close to being describable as gold, so might aid the transition for passengers a bit.

 

[Pat1105]

I am sure there was a pic on flickr where one of the fleet was already in green before the Streetlites had been sent? If its not West Midlands would it be any of the other NX groups ie Coventry? Its just a pity had I remembered where I seen the pic on flickr I could post it

EDIT: I am beginning to wonder the pic I saw on flickr was indeed a Platinum bus but possibly the way it was shot (ie say sun reflecting) it could look like a green bus (possibility?)

It was probably 731.

 

[WM Bus]

It was probably 731.

They said it was a double decker though. And 731 was never used in Dundee Green in the West Midlands, so wouldn't have been seen from a building/multi storey car park.

 

[kez19]

They said it was a double decker though. And 731 was never used in Dundee Green in the West Midlands, so wouldn't have been seen from a building/multi storey car park.

I’m sending everyone on a goose chase apologies here, the picture I remember was definitely taking above somewhere hence I suggested multi storey car park (never been to the Midlands and no idea what’s in the area)

 

[kez19]

It was probably 731.

As mentioned it was more of a double deck than a single deck, it could well be it’s one of the Platinum buses in the area and the angle of photo took a picture of a grey looking bus but turned it a bit green, I have noticed this even on my iPhone 11 pending on shots so it is a possibility that this has happened

 

[Doctor Fegg]

Coach rather than bus (though they did operate school services in this livery), but hands down the worst livery I have ever seen:

 

[kez19]

Not ugly but well at least they seem straight to the point....

White Bus 59 YX68UHN - now YX68ULV

White Bus of Winkfield have now received their 5 brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC B30F buses for recently won Surrey bus routes which commence on September 1st 2018. Fleetnumbers 57-61 are YX68UHL/M/N/O/P and when I visited the yard today (24/08/2018) both 57 and 59 were seen in full...

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[Pat1105]

Not ugly but well at least they seem straight to the point....

White Bus 59 YX68UHN - now YX68ULV

White Bus of Winkfield have now received their 5 brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC B30F buses for recently won Surrey bus routes which commence on September 1st 2018. Fleetnumbers 57-61 are YX68UHL/M/N/O/P and when I visited the yard today (24/08/2018) both 57 and 59 were seen in full...

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I quite like that. It’s simple, easy on the eyes and looks smart. As you say... straight to the point!

 

[py_megapixel]

Not ugly but well at least they seem straight to the point....

White Bus 59 YX68UHN - now YX68ULV

White Bus of Winkfield have now received their 5 brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC B30F buses for recently won Surrey bus routes which commence on September 1st 2018. Fleetnumbers 57-61 are YX68UHL/M/N/O/P and when I visited the yard today (24/08/2018) both 57 and 59 were seen in full...

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I agree with @Pat1105 - my only complaint would usually be that it's plain white but when your company name is literally "white bus" I think it works quite well...

 

[LOL The Irony]

In my opinion they should have kept Metro Coastlines, it was bright and breezy, and brash, just like Blackpool is itself.

The trams carrying the council livery, like the dust carts, isn’t great either.

I 100% agree with everything there.

 

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Errr.... rotten mint humbug would be my best description of that one...

 

[andy1571]

If adverts are included, I remember seeing this in Hanley which was particularly eye-catching...(not my photo)

Alton Towers Transport (020) T364 JWA (Hanley)

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[Bus Lightyear]

First Midland Bluebird Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini

Definitely feeling the blues Midland Bluebird’s Buses are being steadily repainted its two tone blue livery, demonstrated here by 32678 (SN55HFF). It’s on the X37 service heading for Falkirk which sees double-deckers on it on Saturdays. I must confess that I’m a big fan of this livery which...

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First Glasgow LO49 (J138FYS)

Further to a posting I made the other day, here's the former Strathclyde's Buses Leyland bodied Leyland Olympian in later allover red guise as First Glasgow LO49. It's captured in 2002 climbing Hope Street on service 59. Unfortunately, the 59 only exists as a shadow of its former self as a...

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The Genesis of Barbie 2

The infamous "fade-out" vinyls have yet to arrive in the paintshop, and they haven't done the purple above the windows yet either, so the job is only partly complete. First Manchester 1084 (N384 CJA), Manchester, Piccadilly, 11/04/2001.

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These are my candidates for the ugliest liveries I've seen. I don't have much time for drab, uninspiring and unfinished liveries.

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[richw]

I asked on the Go Cornwall forum pages who designed the TfC livery and was told that it was Go Cornwall / GoAhead, not the Council.

Semi correct. Council wanted a single block colour. GA went red. If you look carefully they don’t know their Red paint code, there is multiple different shades of red. Most obvious where some you find a vehicle that’s had some panels swapped around from other vehicles. There is one particular vehicle sporting 4 different reds (5 if you count the red duck tape)

 

[Statto]

I disliked the Bws Gwynedd livery they had on most buses in the Gwynedd area, mostly for the Gwynedd red rover ticket

Crosville Wales DVL376-SLL604

Caernarfon

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