It's all very well branding your buses with, for example, Route 1 plastered all over the sides. But then to have that self same bus operating on Route 5 is just plain confusing. I've noticed that maybe as many as 10% of Brighton buses appear to be operating on a route different from the branding.
So OK, I accept due to "operational reasons" and "mechanical problems" some buses have to be occasionally allocated to other routes, but at present it's far more than "occasionally".
If you can't have a bus that says Route 1 all over the side operating on Route 1 at least 98% of the time, then you should dump the whole branding idea and revert to standard livery buses.
Rant over.
So OK, I accept due to "operational reasons" and "mechanical problems" some buses have to be occasionally allocated to other routes, but at present it's far more than "occasionally".
If you can't have a bus that says Route 1 all over the side operating on Route 1 at least 98% of the time, then you should dump the whole branding idea and revert to standard livery buses.
Rant over.