Stagecoach MCSL - Preston Depot

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RE: Stagecoach - Preston and Chorley Depots

(19/09/2015 16:16)Dentonian Wrote:  I would tend to disagree. Whilst it has been in Ribble colours for some time, it has (presumably) spent most of that time on Schools services or the frequent 125, and will have been a very familiar site to the bus users of Chorley and 10 miles NW & SE - as was the "Ribble" Olympian before it. Why is the X2 special? Perhaps the "X" gives a bit of a clue. It is a fast but infrequent service, so if anyone misses it because they are so used to a corporate liveried bus, they either wait a long time for the next one or, if only travelling a shorter distance, make do with the slower service.

As for heritage replica liveries in general. That's probably a subject in its own right, especially as Stagecoach are not the only operator in the region to do it.

In the years immediately after deregulation such things were very fluid. Passengers became accustomed to a whole range of liveries and vehicles. In fact, it was not unusual to get on a bus in the morning only to find that by tea time the route had been altered, the company wound up and the livery of the new operator at the opposite end of the spectrum. Come on, the first thing that any potential passenger looks for is the route number and destination. If they are displayed correctly, the rest is immaterial unless of course you wear an anorak.