There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Solo1 on April 28, 2024, 04:43:01 PMI was asking which of the services at Perry Barr that currently uses deckers will have the new electric buses on to start withWhy do people have to know everything in advance, why can't people just wait until they enter service.
Quote from: don on April 24, 2024, 04:46:31 PMWhen you say current NX build, how many are in the order which will be ADL BYDs?The current batch being delivered numbers 30.
Quote from: mranon on April 24, 2024, 07:40:15 AMid of thought that a 67 plate would be euro 6 as most manufacturers were building vehicles to euro 6 from 2015/16. it definitely wouldnt be euro 4, possibly euro 5As I & Tony have already stated, Euro 6 E200's began with the MMC's, the original style E200's can't accommodate Euro 6 engines, registration plates are irrelevant.
Quote from: Wba_lad on April 23, 2024, 01:25:34 PMYes 497 and 498 are both euro 6 along with 505 and 506.They weren't Euro 6 from new, so must have been retrofitted Euro 6.
Quote from: solonightrider on April 22, 2024, 11:44:01 PMaint the 2 new on fleet 67 plate e200s euro 6 then if so they are being wasted on 841 & 432 they could be on the 35a 36 and get them big volvo's on to 74 826 828 circuit to releive some of the old heaps off there that constantly fail most daysNo, they're Euro 5. Only E200MMC's are Euro 6.
Seems daft putting the freshly re painted bigger stuff on narrow county lanes over uttox area to gat all bashed and scraped up. 99 seems to be took off 841 432 and put on 74 826 828 - they dont seem to ever put owt decent on 74 826 828 all the oldest unreliable scrag end tat they can find.
Quote from: j789 on April 22, 2024, 05:32:33 PMWhile certainly not a great year over the whole group, reading the report for the U.K. bus and coach operations makes far more positive reading - return to 98% pre-Covid passenger numbers is amazing really compared to the situation just 2 years ago, and I doubt many other U.K. operators have regained passengers to that level so far.Not sure there's much scope to grow UK bus, especially with the threat of franchising, it's certainly not worth the risk of buying any bus businesses going forward, even NXWM could be at risk of franchising in the future.
Also, the big cost in this area was the 16% driver wage increase costing £130 million from last January. Looking forwards, such a one off dent in profitability won't likely happen this year so overall profitability should be pretty good in the UK market. If NX can shed some of the excess baggage in other areas of the business, the UK operations should provide a decent area for growth for the company and hopefully a potential merger with First which I believe would suit both companies.
Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on April 20, 2024, 11:27:45 AMhttps://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/brownhills/2024/04/20/road-closed-after-top-of-bus-sliced-off-by-bridge/I like the comment 'the bus driver should have gone to specsavers', they'll probably be getting a P45 for that.
4959 it was due for a repaint so will it be repaired and repainted or scrapped
Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on April 15, 2024, 08:01:46 PM27/27A, 310, they don't do the 4 they do the 64, 41A, 17, 002 I think and 54/54AThey do still have one working on the 4:
Quote from: Trident 4194 on April 13, 2024, 08:02:44 PMShocking service provided today. The last 4H of the night has failed to operate. Driver probably cba to finish route...The last 4H being the 19.58 at Mendip Road?
Quote from: Solo1 on April 10, 2024, 01:06:13 PMOk thanks do u know where they are goingTo become coke cans most likely
Quote from: Solo1 on April 10, 2024, 07:31:17 AMHow come 4 of ex little gem enviros have been withdrawnBecause they were only acquired for short term cover, the Euro 6 vehicles they were covering for have since been returned from Manchester.