Whether you are from Brighton or a visitor, you are bound to have noticed the city’s special buses.

The fleet of standard buses in Brighton and Hove have recently been given a lick of paint as passengers waved goodbye to the familiar red and cream livery to welcome a new blue design.

But the special buses have stayed the same and are a joy to commuters and shoppers who happen to hop on one of the unique, colourful vehicles

Some of the buses support local charities. Others have been designed as special one-offs.

Favourites include the Pride bus, which was launched in 2017 in collaboration with the bus company and Brighton Pride.

The Argus: The Diversity Bus launched in 2017The Diversity Bus launched in 2017 (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The Diversity Bus was designed to “promote and celebrate diversity in the community”.

Its rainbow livery is decorated with white doodles including the hashtag More In Common and words such as “love” and “carefree”.

Others have been designed by the bus company, including a few with the Get Bus(y) slogan, encouraging people to take the bus to “get busy”.

These include the pink and blue pinstripe bus adorned with Brighton hallmarks of seagulls and ice cream.

Albion In The Community, the football team’s charity, has its own sponsored bus.

The bus is blue and white striped, like the Seagulls’ kit, and blue stripes even cover the windows.

The Argus: Albion In The Community's blue and white striped busAlbion In The Community's blue and white striped bus (Image: Brighton and Hove Buses)

It has the slogan “using football to change lives” written across it.

The Breezer routes, numbers 77 and 78, which take passengers from the city centre out to Devil’s Dyke and Ditchling Beacon, feature colourful designs with animals, insects and flowers showing just some of the wildlife the Downs have to offer.

The Argus: The Breezer routes up to the DownsThe Breezer routes up to the Downs (Image: Brighton and Hove Buses)

There is even an old Routemaster which can be hired for events such as weddings.  

The Martin Fisher Foundation, a charity aiming to eliminate HIV transmission, also has its own bus. Its pink livery is decorated with purple tulips, the charity’s logo.

When the bus was launched, Martin Fisher Foundation trustee Dr Gill Dean said: “This bus will ensure positive messages about HIV are seen by all, every day throughout Brighton and Hove.

“What we really want to get across to people is that HIV isn’t scary any more.”