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I just saw it, had to check the buses on loan thread before going crazy

For someone who wasn't there, and now that it's past, can we maybe elaborate a bit? Instead of all this crypticness.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2024/03/18/walsalls-bus-depot-sold-to-pave-way-for-future-franchise-bus-system-and-hydrogen-powered-buses/

I haven't seen this mentioned on here so for those who want to avoid pop-ups, videos and answering a survey for the privilege of reading the article, here is a summary

Hydrogen buses will be introduced with a hydrogen generation system sourcing water from the nearby canal. 

I'm glad I don't live in Walsall. They'll have no bus service at all. 🙊

If,at the time electric buses are allocated to Wolverhampton what they could do is have some branding bespoke for the City but not necessarily for any routes.

Whilst route branding works, I can't see any benefit from having generic Wolverhampton only branding.

They haven't stopped buying new buses, just stopped buying new diesel buses

They haven't bought anything for a while have they? Everything new seems to be leased.

I didn't know where to ask these questions but I thought here would be suitable. If it's not I do apologise. I've seen some photos of electrics at ADL I think it is. They are in two tone grey and have vaults fitted. Is this something ADL provide or do Nx have to send them the vaults. And do ADL paint them for companies? I'm hoping somone can help presumably @Tony will.

They're painted at ADL and the vaults are supplied by NX. They get refurbished after each use. Some of these will go back decades.

That's also a dangerous peice of driving, He can't reverse in the middle of Traffic, and NX Drivers need Banksman not members of the Public to reverse. Banksman have nessceary training the public don't

I have helped a bus reverse before on the request of a driver after taking a wrong turn. If it's the only way, it's the only way.

One thing I can't work out from any of the new photos is if the red stripe is solid red (which it looks) or if it's the same two tone as all the repaints and Cov blue.

Should not the all over one shade grey buses have their bus times livery rectified.

The Zenobe spares livery' is correct.

I don't think anyone will notice or care to be blunt.

My post was not obnoxious, I was just saying lots of people knew it was no big secret,

You could have updated us all a while ago.

I understand about trust ect, I didn't post because I was told to keep to myself but I have seen a few posts going around I didn't know you was told by senior management,

By far was my post obnoxious.

You didn't tell anyone because you were told to keep it to yourself. So you didn't.
Tony didn't tell anyone because he was told to keep it to himself. So he didn't.

See where I'm coming from? Before jumping straight onto your keyboard. Think what you want to say and review it internally. Then review it again.

It happens at every stop on every route. Queuing is a thing of the past it seems. It's the worst part of traveling by bus. Especially when a bus is missing or a bus is late.

When electric chargers are fitted at garages, how many are actually needed? Is it one per bus? So when YW had 20 delivered did they need 20 chargers installed? Same with CV and PB.

I don't have a problem with the grey livery, it's a good base for adding vinyls of any colour. It amazes me that you hear complaints about the 'It's Grey, so it must be awful' brigade but hardly any complaints (in comparison) about any of the liveries that had white as a base colour which let's face went grubby in no time at all.

The colour isn't the problem. The original platinum livery with its colour branded variants along with the first electrics and hydrogens are very smart.
But a grey version of the awful red and white layout just looks as uninspired.
There also late 80s grey Fleetline "we're just gonna paint around the adverts" vibes.
Understandably you can save a couple of quid per bus in not applying that bit of vinyl, but there seems to be quite a few buses without adverts at the moment and when they're not applied to the new grey livery, it just looks kinda cheap.

So no, it's not about complaining it's grey.

I've been reliably informed that E188 has had its vinyls applied today. Moreover, it also carries 'first responder' stickers (much like in London & Manchester) above the doors; I presume this'll be the standard on all EVs from here on.

Oh, so that's what the symbols are for! I'd seen them in London for a while, I'd just assumed it was for garage staff to easily identify which kind of bus/fuel type.

What does "mentally taxing the pits" supposed to mean?

There's punctuation missing.

Driving safely and competently is highly commended.

"if i'm not in mood i drive slower sod the timetable" That, however is a disgusting attitude.