Gold



Connections Gold operates on behalf of Connections Travel and is franchised to other internal companies. Connections Gold is owned and managed by Connections Premium.

Fleet
See the full fleet list for Connections Gold here:

FLEET LIST

About
Connections Gold launched in early September 2018 as a brand new luxury service that ran on regular services. Its first service was in Devon under X35 which ran from Paignton to Totnes. After Connections Gold closed down, the X35 was taken over by Connections Premium.

History & Development
Connections Gold launched with their original logo and black/gold style and trailed the idea throughout September with the demo gold bus; 563 - YX18 FXB whilst also launching the Contactless Advertisement as well.

This was also the first introduction of the swoop divider which became a regular part of Connections Travel liveries by 2020. The service quickly launched with the additional fleet of ALX400s (136, 137) and E400s (515, 516, 517).

In 2019, the gold fleet vehicles were updated with a new X35 branding as seen on 136:

On December 31, 2020, Connections Gold officially ceased trading and all services were transferred to Connections Premium. Still to this day, the liveries for Connections Gold continue to be used, however, officially all the services are operated by Connections Premium.