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http://www.route-one.net/articles/Finance/%C2%A0Changes_coming_to_First_as_investment_cut

There is a news update in One magazine that First will only buy 180 new buses in this fiscal year
To my knowledge the only new buses delivered to date are to Bristol, E400MMC Scalia
Also it looks like there will be further retrenchment before a march 18

Hi Tony

Did NXWM manage to buy 3035?

What's happening with the seat trim on the repainted hybrids.

Is there any news on new buses?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-awards-30-million-funding-for-cleaner-greener-bus-journeys

West Midlands Travel, which has been awarded more than £3 million to fund 10 hybrid and 19 fully electric buses, and install electric charging facilities

Birmingham City Council and Transport for London, which has jointly won £2.8 million for 42 state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell buses

Here is the link to an article in Euro Transport

https://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/20058/news/industry-news/cleaner-buses-west-midlands-3m-funding-win/

When will NXWM announce the 2017 new bus orders?
Wasn't there supposed to be some gas or hybrid bused for the Hagley road corridor?
I assume as a minimum the Merc artics at Cov, Presidents at Dundee plus some of the earlier Tridents will need to be replaced

In addition NX have not had 300 new buses delivered for West Midlands
2013 26 (E400 for pb)
2014 100
2015 171
Total 297

2014 and 2015 deliveries are from the ADL order

Winston
Don't forget the 100 E200s & E400s delivered in 2014 were part of the order with ADL

Seat trim colour

I think the WB 06 reg Geminis will be going to Dundee

To Shrewsbury?
Looks like someone is taking a lot of care to group batches of vehicles a the same depot

I beleive Southend have 28
If I am correct SY now have:
4 x 61 plate, 2939> 42, V1100 ex Stafford
10 x 60 plate, 2964 > 73, V1100 park and ride
16 x 09 plate, 2974 > 84, 88,90,90,91,94, V1100
1 x 58 plate, 2996, V1100
1 x 57 plate, 2997, V?????
4 x 12 plate, 3966 > 9, V1110, ex Oswestry 2014
Total 36

Will 2992,3,5 move from Oswestry?

So SY has Arrivas largest Versa allocation