Megabus trialling its refreshed livery

[Boo_]

What do people think about the new look (pictured below)? Reported by CBW https://cbwmagazine.com/megabus-trials-refreshed-livery/

Express coach service provider Megabus has entered the final phase of trialling its refreshed livery. The updated livery, first introduced in October 2019, was changed to omit the popular megabus character, Sid, and the .com from the fleet name. It has now gained a yellow flash to the sides of the vehicle and prominent ‘brought to you by Stagecoach’ branding on the sides and rear.

Details of the company’s social distancing measures have also been incorporated above the entry door.

Roll out of the new livery was originally expected to take two years but was slowed during the first coronavirus pandemic lockdown which began on 16 March. Up until then, six new Plaxton Panoramas had first been introduced in the new livery, whilst a repaint program on the earlier batches of Plaxton Eliteis had commenced.

Plaxton Elitei-bodied Volvo B11R 54272 was the first coach in the fleet to gain the completed livery last week.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Looks OK. Interesting that the shape is derived from "beachball" when that is being lost from all around?

I want Sid back, though.

 

[WelshBluebird]

Is it me or is the stagecoach branding much more obvious than it was before?

 

[Geochemwill]

I like it! A big improvement on the interim plain blue livery, and a nod to beachball but would be even better with Sid #bringbacksid

 

[overthewater]

I see the Yellow of Sid is creeped back in, They should just bring back sid.

 

[Surreyman]

I see the Yellow of Sid is creeped back in, They should just bring back sid.

Bring back Dara!

 

[Bus9120UK]

I am not a fan, the yellow at the back just doesn't work for me.

 

[philthetube]

Bring back Dara!

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[PG]

What does the "Nimbus 2000" wording mean?

 

[Bletchleyite]

What does the "Nimbus 2000" wording mean?

Some of the coaches are named. It appears to be Harry Potter related (the Nimbus 2000 appears to be a type of broomstick).

 

[PG]

Some of the coaches are named. It appears to be Harry Potter related (the Nimbus 2000 appears to be a type of broomstick).

Ah I see. Might have been better to have used an italic typeface for that and just have kept the name on the front only.

 

[RustySpoons]

I'm not sure. Sid was instantly recognisable as Megabus, he was a big part of the brand, even in the USA. You saw Sid, you instantly thought Megabus. This just has a look of small independent operator about it.

 

[LUYMun]

Not bad - but this being a trial I suppose the rest of the fleet would have the yellow/bronze variation?

 

[GusB]

As we had a similar thread about the same issue, I've copied these posts across:

Megabus branding

I notice that of late Megabus have abandoned the much-loved "Sid" character and have just gone for plain blue with text, dropping the .com too. It does seem a rebrand on the cheap. Why has this been done? To make the livery cheaper to apply, perhaps?

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