A train of many colours – the 10 best UK rail liveries (since privatisation)
Back in the days of British Rail, our rail network was shaped by one identity – albeit a well crafted, well thought out and well developed one – but still, just largely one identity. Throughout the 60s and 70s, rationalising design and standardising looks was the name of the game – and even though BR […]
Virgin’s Azuma unveiled for the East Coast
The new identity for the fleet of Hitachi Super Express units coming to the UK’s East Coast Main Line has been revealed: Virgin Azuma. Sir Richard Branson unveiled the brand new name and livery for the units at the launch ceremony, which took place at London’s King’s Cross station earlier today (Friday 18 March). Azuma […]
Hello Kitty lands in LA
Brace yourself Los Angeles – Hello Kitty has landed in LA. The feline character could already be found patrolling routes across Asia, but has now taken the US by storm. A joint venture between Eva Air and Sanrio (the creators of Hello Kitty), the brand is already alive and established across much of Japan, Hong Kong, South […]
Nottingham City Transport: driving people onto buses
Nottingham City Transport (NCT), winner of the coveted UK ‘Bus Operator of the Year’ 2012 award and topper of many-a Passenger Focus survey is industry-renowned for driving up quality. Transportdesigned investigates NCT’s recent success, and speaks to the operator’s Marketing Manager, Anthony Carver-Smith. As you’ll no doubt have heard, NCT boasts outstanding customer satisfaction […]
Stagecoach’s ‘onesie’ way ticket to London
Stagecoach has announced that it is to launch ‘Megabus Gold’, its latest concept in sleeper services from London to Scotland. Following successful trials with Megabus Sleepers which we featured on the blog a while back, Stagecoach has invested in a fleet of brand new 42-berth Van Hool double deckers to go full-time with the service. Initial […]
Little Red launches with big campaign
Virgin Atlantic recently launched its ‘Little Red’ brand, flying between Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester and London. Little Red aims to take market share not just from BA on short-haul and domestic flights, but on connecting long-haul flights to destinations across the globe. The service launched using Airbus A320 aircraft operating 26 flights daily from Heathrow – […]