601 on Navy Line 48
King of the spares right now is the 48, as all but three of the branded buses have been removed and repainted. This time it's 601 - NCT's First E400 - passing by on its way to Clifton on the route that's more silver than navy these days.
I have to say, the new spare livery has absolutely turned 601 and the other 63 plate spares around, despite not being such a massive change. A subtle change in the shade of silver has occurred, removing the 'discoloured' look of the old livery, while the bland (and often damaged) rainbow swooshes have gone in favour of the large teal portion at the rear. It's a pleasing shade and is large enough to add enough colour to make this spare livery interesting, unlike the old one.
As for the other graphics, the messy and often inaccurate 'from every 7 mins' plus random things like the NCT logo on the bumper (of all places) has all gone in favour of neatly placed logos and some free wifi/fares information, although the 'free wifi' window sticker is missing. 601 also has the benefit of Alcoa wheels, which won't go brown with grime so much like the steel ones did. I mean, dirty wheels made the old livery look even worse.
Arkwright Street, Nottingham, 11.10.21
601 on Navy Line 48
King of the spares right now is the 48, as all but three of the branded buses have been removed and repainted. This time it's 601 - NCT's First E400 - passing by on its way to Clifton on the route that's more silver than navy these days.
I have to say, the new spare livery has absolutely turned 601 and the other 63 plate spares around, despite not being such a massive change. A subtle change in the shade of silver has occurred, removing the 'discoloured' look of the old livery, while the bland (and often damaged) rainbow swooshes have gone in favour of the large teal portion at the rear. It's a pleasing shade and is large enough to add enough colour to make this spare livery interesting, unlike the old one.
As for the other graphics, the messy and often inaccurate 'from every 7 mins' plus random things like the NCT logo on the bumper (of all places) has all gone in favour of neatly placed logos and some free wifi/fares information, although the 'free wifi' window sticker is missing. 601 also has the benefit of Alcoa wheels, which won't go brown with grime so much like the steel ones did. I mean, dirty wheels made the old livery look even worse.
Arkwright Street, Nottingham, 11.10.21