New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[RW]

Out of interest will the pending Platinum deliveries have any regard to the WMCA document setting out liveries for the WM network which provides for a 'red' front on Platinum vehicles or, as I suspect, will they be more of the two tone grey. Do NXWM have any intention of implementing the guideline liveries or are the dozen or so vehicles used on joint routes with Diamond a token recognition of the document and that's as far as NXWM are going?

[Stevo]

A red front would totally neutralise the Platinum livery - it would look like any crimson bus. I wouldn't blame NXWM if they stood out against it.

[karl724223]

If more tendered work is took on
Would nx need to buy second hand swb e200s
Buy streetlites
Or buy new swb e200s??

[CL]

Just seen an unrevealing photo of 6968 receiving (presumably) generic branding at BC

[BH2004]

What is happening to the other unallocated platinums

[Tony]

What is happening to the other unallocated platinums

They will be built after the first 27

[CL]

Another photo from Gordon Scott: A naked 6975 on test at Falkirk.

6975
https://flic.kr/p/2ebK9A8

edit: have just checked the WB thread. Beat me to it! :P

[CL]

re: new buses, specifically 7500+

Will these be the ones built with the SmartVision cameras? Seems logical to me to have it start off at a round number, than this current batch being delivered, up to 7000.

Understandable if anyone in the know can't divulge in this topic yet.

[Jack6101]

6970 was seen on delivery yesterday on a post on flikr

[Jack6101]

6970 now at bc

[979]

6971 has arrived and branded.

[winston]

6971 has arrived and branded.

Arrived at WB ?

[Jack6101]

Arrived at WB ?

Yess and 6970 pics on Facebook

[979]

Arrived at WB ?

BC

[Tony]

6971 has arrived and branded.

That was quick! I only dropped it off a couple of minutes before you posted that. 6970 will be available for service tomorrow.  6971 less likely