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i mean when i was in shoreditch yesterday it was insane. bus after bus after bus after bus and i saw like 5 ev400evs

You saw 5 buses in shoreditch yesterday? That really is insane!

On a bad day I see 5 in one minute at my regular bus stop.

D being on the blinds ended up quite useful after 1973, Birmingham buses lined to Sheepcote Street regularly had to show 16D when on the 160 to Kingshurst

I didn't actually realise track 3 was letters only!

D was used: 54D Garrison Lane/Cattell Road

56D was also used. Can't quite remember where to though. Saltley Gate? Washwood Heath Garage?

Quite a few bus stop changes in Birmingham city centre from 7th April. Mainly affecting Priory Queensway and Moor Street Queensway services and stops.

They've had it on the fleetnames for the past few years!

I didn't say they hadn't. My comment still stands.

There's no peeling or bubbles and the vinyl is applied like vinyl usually is. There's no fault of the people doing the vinyl. But look at the absolute state of it.

I just saw it, had to check the buses on loan thread before going crazy

For someone who wasn't there, and now that it's past, can we maybe elaborate a bit? Instead of all this crypticness.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2024/03/18/walsalls-bus-depot-sold-to-pave-way-for-future-franchise-bus-system-and-hydrogen-powered-buses/

I haven't seen this mentioned on here so for those who want to avoid pop-ups, videos and answering a survey for the privilege of reading the article, here is a summary

Hydrogen buses will be introduced with a hydrogen generation system sourcing water from the nearby canal. 

I'm glad I don't live in Walsall. They'll have no bus service at all. 🙊

If,at the time electric buses are allocated to Wolverhampton what they could do is have some branding bespoke for the City but not necessarily for any routes.

Whilst route branding works, I can't see any benefit from having generic Wolverhampton only branding.

They haven't stopped buying new buses, just stopped buying new diesel buses

They haven't bought anything for a while have they? Everything new seems to be leased.

I didn't know where to ask these questions but I thought here would be suitable. If it's not I do apologise. I've seen some photos of electrics at ADL I think it is. They are in two tone grey and have vaults fitted. Is this something ADL provide or do Nx have to send them the vaults. And do ADL paint them for companies? I'm hoping somone can help presumably @Tony will.

They're painted at ADL and the vaults are supplied by NX. They get refurbished after each use. Some of these will go back decades.

That's also a dangerous peice of driving, He can't reverse in the middle of Traffic, and NX Drivers need Banksman not members of the Public to reverse. Banksman have nessceary training the public don't

I have helped a bus reverse before on the request of a driver after taking a wrong turn. If it's the only way, it's the only way.

One thing I can't work out from any of the new photos is if the red stripe is solid red (which it looks) or if it's the same two tone as all the repaints and Cov blue.

Should not the all over one shade grey buses have their bus times livery rectified.

The Zenobe spares livery' is correct.

I don't think anyone will notice or care to be blunt.

My post was not obnoxious, I was just saying lots of people knew it was no big secret,

You could have updated us all a while ago.

I understand about trust ect, I didn't post because I was told to keep to myself but I have seen a few posts going around I didn't know you was told by senior management,

By far was my post obnoxious.

You didn't tell anyone because you were told to keep it to yourself. So you didn't.
Tony didn't tell anyone because he was told to keep it to himself. So he didn't.

See where I'm coming from? Before jumping straight onto your keyboard. Think what you want to say and review it internally. Then review it again.