Reading Transport MegaPanels

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A MegaPanel is a large square advertisement roughly the same size as a MegaRear, but applied to the side of a bus. Conventionally the advert is placed centrally, covers the whole height of the bus and contravision is used at window height to allow passengers to see out.

This definition, and the one below for MegaSides is not definitive, but has been adopted by this site until a specific definition becomes widely used by everyone.

By contrast:

  • A MegaSide is an advertisement that covers one whole side of the bus including contravision parts for the windows
  • [A MegaRear is an advertising livery that covers the whole of the back of a bus with contravision parts over the windows.]
  • A ColourBus is a whole advertisement livery that covers most of the bus, it is often painted on, and may or may not involve putting contravision over the windows.

This page contains details about all of the MegaPanel adverts that have been applied to Reading Buses.

Current MegaPanels

Optare Excel2 962: TVU (Male Student)
Applied January 2009

962 on 9 March 2009

Optare Excel2 964: TVU (Female Student)
Applied January 2009

964 on 9 March 2009

Former MegaPanels

Optare Delta 512: Tour De Reading
4th October 2006 until approx 7th March 2007

512 on 6 October 2006 (57708 bytes)

Thanks to Brian Coney for this photo.

Optare Excel 921: The Film Works
October 2002 until January 2003

921 on 17 December 2002 (32524 bytes)

Optare Excel 926: Tour De Reading
October 2006 until February 2007

926 on 12 October 2006 (53932 bytes)

Thanks to James Cusworth for this photo.

Optare Excel 939: The Film Works
October 2002 until January 2003

939 on 8 October 2002 (58179 bytes)

Thanks to James Cusworth for this photo.

Optare Excel 948: The Film Works
October 2002 until January 2003

948 on 17 December 2002 (38359 bytes)
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