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I live in Digbeth and all kinds of anti car plans to force people onto the ring road and make streets including where the my apartment is, one way. Got to love BCC and there continual ability to waste tax payers money. Rant over.

It's a good thing to force cars out of the City Centre, will make the City Centre easier for buses to get in/out of.

I did look but couldn't find it, my apologies

I just used the 'search' facility.

@Mayfield - there was already an existing Trent Barton thread, please check before starting new threads, Winston. 

As far as I know I think a lot of new buses nationwide seem to have full leather seats these days as standard Stagecoach, Arriva etc. I was on Diamond 32329 last week and that's had a "leather" retrim and repaint into brighter diamond livery before it was put into service.

NX have the part leather and moquette.

32329 was acquired with leather seats, this was done at Transdev.

Hopefully it will just be the TfWM WMB livery it looks the best in my opinion out of the major cities and will will look more unified as it is the livery on trains and trams in the area

The current WMB Livery is rubbish, have a look at the state of the current vehicle's that have been painted in it. 

Red is one the worst colours for fading & can go pink over time. 

I think Mobico may need to start thinking about how much they can get for their depots and probably winding down the NX bus company, as it's pretty clear that the mayor doesn't want them around.

(Also it seems a bit strange that the person reporting on all this has the last name of "Thandi"?)

NX have already sold & leased back a number of their depots I.e. WB & YW at least.
BC has been sold for redevelopment, WA has been sold to TfWM
PN is leased, 
doesn't really leave a lot left. 

Mr Parker is disappointed that he can't make more money out of the Tender processes (there was an article on Birmingham Mail saying this but I cannot find it). He wants more companies involved in the Tender process to push up the prices of the tenders so they get more money.

I think you mean more competition to reduce tender prices to save them money.
TfWM subsidise bus operators to run the tendered services. 

Has it been made public yet?

No, and won't be until after the 18th November

I know they are and they have a website with vehicles listed for sale but the Boa Vistas are not listed on it

I have seen at least one Boa Vista listed for sale with Bus & Coach, Oxford (never made a note of which one) - It may have been on FB or it has already been sold & weblink removed.

Have all the Boa Vista's been withdrawn now and if so what happened to them all

Yes, the 18 plate Boa Vista's have moved to Lucketts for non NX work, the 66 plate examples are withdrawn/for sale with Edwards

Mobico 3rd Quarter Trading update released this morning: https://www.mobicogroup.com/media/news-releases/2024/q3-trading-update/

What's this got to do with Birmingham central garage?

It will most likely be built on the site of the current BC garage which was sold for redevelopment some time ago. 

Another poor purchase along with all the coach companies which has since disappeared

You're also conveniently forgetting the impact that Covid had in changing travelling patterns for the likes of The Kings Ferry & Clarkes that were built around their commuter services.

I asked that question don't expect an answer

There's no advanced notice of planned transfers posted, been like that for years.

and also you have megabus ceasing their english services that day as well.

There doesn't really seem many Megabus services left on any significance.