Ah well. I have no idea. Yonks ago I rode on 4544, and then I didn't even notice.
The darker blue is different in positioning too, and on both its not symmetrical
Quite a few differences on those two.
Quite! A vehicle has appeared with the same advert at Tunbridge Wells, too, which suggests a wider-ranging tie-up.
No idea as I never had a ride on it when it was a Hopper. However my impression was that it seemed the same inside as 4537-4551.
And this isn't the first time Arriva has done this. I think some of Leicester's DB250s had them in their closing years, as did the last of Leicester's Eclipse Geminis.
Indeed, several Derby buses have had adverts on the back for Hilton Garage.
the DAF/DB250s had adverts for availablecar.com
I picked up passengers in Leicester on most weekends during 30+ years of driving for Skills so no surprise they are still advertising
Untouched internally. Not for the first time, Derby does it on the cheap, whilst other depots, whose refurbs are carried out in Derby) get the full treatment...
Does it still have the bike rack on the back?
Didn't see one
Nope....
Probably only had a repaint to get them on the road quicker and the internal stuff done when time allows.
To be honest, they’re not in bad nick internally - I travelled on a couple on the final day of the uni contract, and neither struck me as being in need of refurbishment.
It's probably still basically Sapphire specification, like new Arriva buses still de-facto are internally.
Also…. It’s not a new thing.
uncommon in Derby, quite low dead mileage & a lot of the time enough spares to cover breakdowns.
But they're advertising outside the bus, to people behind the bus who are likely to be car users.
3310 FJ64EVN, 3321 FJ64ETX and 3322 FJ64ETY have been so noted. They have the darker livery and internal refurbishment with the new blue moquette.
I think they will advertise almost anything for anyone who pays. I assume few want to advertise with the larger adverts on buses, as there seems to be fewer adverts like this in recent years.
I would imagine it's because of cost and that they'd be required to change the advertising (further cost) when there are changes etc. Plus for things like route maps etc that restricts the bus to a certain route.
