Go North West

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RE: Go North West - FLEETNEWS ONLY - NO STRIKE TALK!
For the Middleton routes, the fact they are tendered so bring in the same revenue, branded or not makes it seem a waste, even if it was commercial at an hourly service, people will only use the route because they have to. Back when the 415 was a 15 minute service I used to use it rather than drive as it was just as easy. Now its hourly its next to useless except for the people who have no choice but to use the bus.

My mother has been a daily user of the 135 for years now and she's just any ordinary passenger with zero interest in buses. I think the route had been branded for about 3 months before she actually realised that it was a green bus specifically for the route and not just a generic green bus.

A uniformed fleet looks much smarter than a fleet with seven colour schemes that will inevitably appear on the wrong routes in in turn give more of an unprofessional look.