New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[paulb1973]

@paulb1973

YW - is missing 6902/3 (which are in service) & 6904-6 have been delivered there

Dundee:

The only President left in service is 4076, 7067 is also withdrawn from passenger service & now full time driver trainer.

Also missing EV1 Wright Street Air EV which normally works the 360 (but currently away for repair)

Yes, I have just briefly mentioned the new deliveries at CV & YW - rather than including them fully. I was waiting on, what will presumably be, a merry-go-round of transfers as the new deliveries enter service in larger numbers. 6139-40 have moved YW-AG, this the calm before the storm.

I'd better update my Dundee notes it seems!

Adding in the Training fleet, the growing heritage collection and withdrawn/stored vehicles not forgetting the aforementioned NX coaches, the total is still in excess of 1600.

[winston]

Yes, I have just briefly mentioned the new deliveries at CV & YW - rather than including them fully. I was waiting on, what will presumably be, a merry-go-round of transfers as the new deliveries enter service in larger numbers. 6139-40 have moved YW-AG, this the calm before the storm.

I'd better update my Dundee notes it seems!

Adding in the Training fleet, the growing heritage collection and withdrawn/stored vehicles not forgetting the aforementioned NX coaches, the total is still in excess of 1600.

Yes, but you have 6139/40 as moving to AG, they were released by 6902/3 which are in service @ YW. YW allocation should be +2

Oh, there's a post suggesting Dundee trainers 1366 & 7151 have also been sold to JP Coaches. 112 is withdrawn.

I'm still adding in the NX Coach fleet under WMT Ltd, so far I have Gatwick = 15 & Luton = 31. Still got the two Stansted allocations to sort.

[paulb1973]

Yes, but you have 6139/40 as moving to AG, they were released by 6902/3 which are in service @ YW. YW allocation should be +2

Oh, there's a post suggesting Dundee trainers 1366 & 7151 have also been sold to JP Coaches. 112 is withdrawn.

I'm still adding in the NX Coach fleet under WMT Ltd, so far I have Gatwick = 15 & Luton = 31. Still got the two Stansted allocations to sort.

At YW I assume all of 6125-48 are going to Acocks Green - that in turn will release a similar number of Gemini's to West Brom. After that I guess some of WB's 42xx Volvo B7TL's will get the chop. At Coventry I assume the last remaining Y/TOH's will go - but it seems nothing else is due to be transferred/withdrawn once 6951-67 are in service.

If Dundee 1366 & 7151 have been sold then its just the one regular training bus. I have generally assumed 112 to have been withdrawn.

Yes, I should really be adding in the coach fleet operated under the WMT Ltd banner, but have left them out, if only to keep things simple!

[winston]

At YW I assume all of 6125-48 are going to Acocks Green - that in turn will release a similar number of Gemini's to West Brom. After that I guess some of WB's 42xx Volvo B7TL's will get the chop. At Coventry I assume the last remaining Y/TOH's will go - but it seems nothing else is due to be transferred/withdrawn once 6951-67 are in service.

If Dundee 1366 & 7151 have been sold then its just the one regular training bus. I have generally assumed 112 to have been withdrawn.

Yes, I should really be adding in the coach fleet operated under the WMT Ltd banner, but have left them out, if only to keep things simple!

Yes, all of YW's E400MMC's are heading to AG, with PN's 6111-6124 that makes 38 in total in to AG, but WB only have 36 x Volvo/ALX400's & I thought some of them had traps fitted, so not sure.

I assume 4762-76 will remain at Coventry & potentially more 43** Tridents may leave?

I believe 111 is to follow 112, yes if the sale post of 1366 & 7151 that would leave 7067 as the only trainer.

I'm including the JLR coach fleet in to my garage allocations, but still in the process of adding the rest of former NX ops now included as part of WMT Ltd.

[Brummie45]

Is there any reason why the last lot of Platinums for Coventry are registered in Beverley, Yorkshire while the rest are registered in Scotland.

[John]

Is there any reason why the last lot of Platinums for Coventry are registered in Beverley, Yorkshire while the rest are registered in Scotland.

Those were built at the Scarborough factory rather than Falkirk

[Brummie45]

Those were built at the Scarborough factory rather than Falkirk

I shouldve realised that.

[2900]

Yes, all of YW's E400MMC's are heading to AG, with PN's 6111-6124 that makes 38 in total in to AG, but WB only have 36 x Volvo/ALX400's & I thought some of them had traps fitted, so not sure.

I assume 4762-76 will remain at Coventry & potentially more 43** Tridents may leave?

I believe 111 is to follow 112, yes if the sale post of 1366 & 7151 that would leave 7067 as the only trainer.

I'm including the JLR coach fleet in to my garage allocations, but still in the process of adding the rest of former NX ops now included as part of WMT Ltd.

I bet the traps will be removed from ALX 400 B7tl,s and fitted to the Gemni,s these euro 6 exhaust kits are  very expensive, really can't see them being left on the ALX 400 B7 then the bus is sold for 5/6 k doesn't make sense. Something that Miller st might be busy with who knows.

[Tony]

I bet the traps will be removed from ALX 400 B7tl,s and fitted to the Gemni,s these euro 6 exhaust kits are  very expensive, really can't see them being left on the ALX 400 B7 then the bus is sold for 5/6 k doesn't make sense. Something that Miller st might be busy with who knows.

The 30 trap fitted B7/ALX will be remaining in service

[2900]

The 30 trap fitted B7/ALX will be remaining in service

Thanks for clearing that up Tony.
How many trapped B7s at west brom

[Trident 4609]

Thanks for clearing that up Tony.
How many trapped B7s at west brom

4237-45, 4270-5.

[PB2938]

4237-45, 4270-5.

Good to see some B7 ALX400 surviving in service. I hope some use are made of them being sold off or driver trainers not just going to the scrap man

[DJ]

Good to see some B7 ALX400 surviving in service. I hope some use are made of them being sold off or driver trainers not just going to the scrap man

I'm not sure if there'd be any use in keeping them as trainers, since there's already a good amount of new-ish deckers in the training fleet. The oldest Tridents in there are only a year older at most, and have also been branded in the training livery so it'd be a waste to replace those.

[2206]

@paulb1973

AG - I've got 4231 down as withdrawn ?

YW - is missing 6902/3 (which are in service) & 6904-6 have been delivered there

Dundee:

The only President left in service is 4076, 7067 is also withdrawn from passenger service & now full time driver trainer.

Also missing EV1 Wright Street Air EV which normally works the 360 (but currently away for repair)

4231 is still in service at the minute @Winston.
Its on the 72 today. It was at Sheldon, Wheatsheaf heading towards Solihill at 14:40.

[winston]

4231 is still in service at the minute @Winston.
Its on the 72 today. It was at Sheldon, Wheatsheaf heading towards Solihill at 14:40.

Ta - could have sworn I saw a report 4231 was withdrawn / next to be withdrawn possibly on Facebook?