tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post2998574694148627890..comments2024-02-09T18:09:31.625+00:00Comments on The Circle of London : Go Ahead have gone red....The First Ever Red Go Ahead London VehicleJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-42561284978460618132011-07-16T12:38:37.576+01:002011-07-16T12:38:37.576+01:00Excellent news. So much better to have all London&...Excellent news. So much better to have all London's buses in proper all-over red. Shows clearly to people from outside London that the each route is part of a fully integrated network, and encourages tourists out to the suburbs and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-71404999113775560022011-06-30T22:26:37.290+01:002011-06-30T22:26:37.290+01:00PJ02RFX eventually did get the Grey skirt and the ...PJ02RFX eventually did get the Grey skirt and the yellow band. I saw it on the 45 today in Brixton. So this bus is not GAL's first all over red :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-48589258247136134022011-06-21T09:23:39.692+01:002011-06-21T09:23:39.692+01:00I agree I like the charcoal skirt with the yellow ...I agree I like the charcoal skirt with the yellow band, its very smart. Certainly my favourite livery amongst the London operators.<br /><br />Not keen on the all red. Far too boring for my liking. Plus all red buses tend to look tired very quickly. The grey banding has the effect of hiding some of the battle scars/dinks & dents/dirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-21028221597646205982011-06-19T12:34:01.512+01:002011-06-19T12:34:01.512+01:00This is quite a shame, I've always felt (and r...This is quite a shame, I've always felt (and realise its subjective) that the charcoal grey skirt on Go Ahead London's buses was very attractive and set the vehicles apart from the mainstream. All over red desperately needs something to break it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-12947895231677663762011-06-18T21:27:32.534+01:002011-06-18T21:27:32.534+01:00Yeah very true but TFL have previous when they wer...Yeah very true but TFL have previous when they were called LONDON TRANSPORT. I'm afraid they don't like innovation I would say standardisation is the keyword here although it's boringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-53247136882073134582011-06-18T08:55:37.073+01:002011-06-18T08:55:37.073+01:00Its boring - London is becoming boring - a sea of ...Its boring - London is becoming boring - a sea of 100% boring red buses with nothing to separate out the different companies. I say lets go back to the time when each company could paint their buses in whatever livery they wanted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-34513632661347126482011-06-18T00:25:24.577+01:002011-06-18T00:25:24.577+01:00Have to admit... boring red... as you quite rightl...Have to admit... boring red... as you quite rightly say it's shame Go Ahead did not fight it off. The charcoal grey was well presented and looked aftered... looking at some of the tridents which are all over red in the last couple of years they look tired already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-2003101042042198272011-06-17T17:43:04.636+01:002011-06-17T17:43:04.636+01:00I don't understand how the new enviro's fo...I don't understand how the new enviro's for route 337 were delivered with the charcoal grey skirt i guess the new enviro's for the 12 and whatever the 89 is getting will be red allover with the new roundel's oh and the buses for the 436 and 453Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-68752229971161778422011-06-16T10:44:33.805+01:002011-06-16T10:44:33.805+01:00I think there's some confusion here. The rulin...I think there's some confusion here. The ruling is that all new buses and repaints have to be 100% red from now on. Retrospective painting out of skirts etc is not expected.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-10891571327409582492011-06-15T22:02:52.022+01:002011-06-15T22:02:52.022+01:00This London Central President really looks like a ...This London Central President really looks like a Metroline VP. I must say, it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-55766993165018587882011-06-15T21:59:04.468+01:002011-06-15T21:59:04.468+01:00Fred, the Willesden VPs are going to Eastleigh and...Fred, the Willesden VPs are going to Eastleigh and the Harrow Weald VPs only the 03, 04 and 54 are going to Dawson's refurbishment place in Coventry. <br /><br />The Harrow Weald 52 Reg VPs are getting treated here.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-33788863936773233642011-06-15T21:08:56.117+01:002011-06-15T21:08:56.117+01:00Or worse London United having to repaint the white...Or worse London United having to repaint the white roof on some of their double deckers, something which has to be very hard, as some double deckers still have Transdev logos (even the one beneath the windscreen), something which should have been removed over 3 months ago.Hassaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-6685482128003872972011-06-15T20:20:59.161+01:002011-06-15T20:20:59.161+01:00I cant see Go Ahead (or Metroline) for that matter...I cant see Go Ahead (or Metroline) for that matter having every bus in their respective fleets painted all red by Jan 2012! That must be close on 1000 buses in 6 months.<br />Also are there any more updates from Eastleigh and we haven't had any since March 18th?<br />And also, Interesting to see VP569 in background, this is a Willesden bus and I thought their buses were getting refurb in the midlands somewhere and only Harrow Weald buses getting treated here?Fred the Shrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-39676733468864439812011-06-15T20:19:41.388+01:002011-06-15T20:19:41.388+01:00Will those buses that are leaving next year have t...Will those buses that are leaving next year have to be repainted into allover red?Hassaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-79023953030119025022011-06-15T17:35:39.880+01:002011-06-15T17:35:39.880+01:00It will be getting the roundels. In due course all...It will be getting the roundels. In due course all Buses in London will be getting the roundels.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-62323879677817988572011-06-15T17:15:13.294+01:002011-06-15T17:15:13.294+01:00Hope it does get the roundels it will get that fin...Hope it does get the roundels it will get that finished look if it doesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-44889724576757408362011-06-15T08:24:57.770+01:002011-06-15T08:24:57.770+01:00Looks much better IMO, particularly with the remov...Looks much better IMO, particularly with the removal of that ghastly black around the lower deck windows and staircase. Hopefully it's going to get roundels.Stevenoreply@blogger.com