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Started by Tony, April 30, 2021, 06:57:37 PM

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Stevo

Will the later vehicles have 71 regs? In that case you could have NX71 HEV as well.

DJ

Quote from: Stevo on October 19, 2021, 05:03:03 PM
Will the later vehicles have 71 regs? In that case you could have NX71 HEV as well.

They could have a bunch to be fair, NXxx HEV, WMxx HEV, WAxx HEV would all work.

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Tony

A clip of me driving demonstrator SK71 AOS through the wash at BC in this video

Stu

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cardew

Maybe I am reading too much into this, but the West Midlands was the only one of the six "fast track" bids not announced. Hmm.

https://www.route-one.net/news/70m-for-first-five-zero-emission-bus-regional-areas-winners/

Stu

Quote from: cardew on October 28, 2021, 08:27:21 AM
Maybe I am reading too much into this, but the West Midlands was the only one of the six "fast track" bids not announced. Hmm.

https://www.route-one.net/news/70m-for-first-five-zero-emission-bus-regional-areas-winners/

It may be a different scheme, but Coventry has already won some funding in order to become one of the first 'all-electric bus' cities.
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2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

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Stu

H1004 the first to get a fleet number applied?
http://www.wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/H1001/H1004.html

Reckon these will be in service before the end of the year @Tony ?  ;)
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | Twitter

Tony

Quote from: Stu on October 30, 2021, 04:52:37 PM
H1004 the first to get a fleet number applied?
http://www.wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/H1001/H1004.html

Reckon these will be in service before the end of the year @Tony ?  ;)

Only one so far, test one for all the stickers inside as well. Aiming for 5th December start, Tyseley fuelling station is working, so 1001, 1004 & 1012 I took to Walsall this week all have fuel in!

Stu

Quote from: Tony on October 30, 2021, 07:35:30 PM
Only one so far, test one for all the stickers inside as well. Aiming for 5th December start, Tyseley fuelling station is working, so 1001, 1004 & 1012 I took to Walsall this week all have fuel in!

Cool, I had a feeling we were looking at either a late November or early December launch. Only a few vehicles left to be delivered, and they all need livery/branding applied, as well as driver type-training.

Can I guess that these vehicles will be fuelled up at Tyseley until appropriate facilities are installed and ready at Walsall garage?
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | Twitter

4679

Quote from: Stu on October 30, 2021, 08:06:54 PM
Cool, I had a feeling we were looking at either a late November or early December launch. Only a few vehicles left to be delivered, and they all need livery/branding applied, as well as driver type-training.

Can I guess that these vehicles will be fuelled up at Tyseley until appropriate facilities are installed and ready at Walsall garage?

All the 51 boards have it scheduled in so the bus will head over to tyseley for refuelling once per day.

Mike K

Will these be keeping their 21 plates? I don't know the current rules on re-registering but it looks like a number of them have been taxed.

Gareth

Quote from: Mike K on October 30, 2021, 11:19:18 PM
Will these be keeping their 21 plates? I don't know the current rules on re-registering but it looks like a number of them have been taxed.

Do you need tax on zero emission vehicles? I thought not. Are buses different?

BK63 YWP

Looks like the single decker hydrogen version has been revealed

It's called the GB Kite
Also available in electric

https://wrightbus.com/en-gb/gb-kite-hydroliner-fcev
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

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Steve3229vp

Quote from: BK63 YWP on October 31, 2021, 11:09:38 AM
Looks like the single decker hydrogen version has been revealed

It's called the GB Kite
Also available in electric

https://wrightbus.com/en-gb/gb-kite-hydroliner-fcev
I like it, but no more single deckers yet please, NX has more than enough of them

Mike K

Quote from: Gareth on October 31, 2021, 10:02:20 AM
Do you need tax on zero emission vehicles? I thought not. Are buses different?

No idea what the rules are. I just checked the number plate of one of them on the vehicle tax checker (www.gov.uk) website and it said it was taxed until August 2022.

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