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Started by barry, March 06, 2015, 10:51:05 PM

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winston


Stuharris 6360

Sure this may have been asked before, in what case I apologisse in advance, but why is there a gap between 6148 and 6687?

was looking forward to there being another 6360?
Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

BK63 YWP

The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

2206

Quote from: SL 16 YPN on October 26, 2018, 05:28:51 PM
Will 6711-18 transfer to Walsall?
Or maybe a few will go to AG, replacing the Gemini that currently also appear on the X12 daily?
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Eric Shaw

What will be the livery on the new buses for YW? I read they are Platinums, but route 50 is shared with Diamond and the bus stops have been changed to Transport for West Midlands ones.

Steve3229vp

Quote from: Eric Shaw on October 26, 2018, 06:12:20 PM
What will be the livery on the new buses for YW? I read they are Platinums, but route 50 is shared with Diamond and the bus stops have been changed to Transport for West Midlands ones.
The routes jointly operated by NXWM and Diamond (31, 32 and 42, 43) both use the same resources. NXWM use a lot more buses on the 50 compared to Diamond so it will not become a Transport for West Midlands route.

Stu

Quote from: Eric Shaw on October 26, 2018, 06:12:20 PM
What will be the livery on the new buses for YW? I read they are Platinums, but route 50 is shared with Diamond and the bus stops have been changed to Transport for West Midlands ones.

Diamond operate their own competing jouneys on the 50, it is not a 'shared' partnership as with the 42/43 and 31/32.

The bus stop flags were changed when the 50A was withdrawn, all future flags will be in the new TfWM design as and when they need to be replaced, the design is not reserved for partnership routes.
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

winston

Quote from: Eric Shaw on October 26, 2018, 06:12:20 PM
What will be the livery on the new buses for YW? I read they are Platinums, but route 50 is shared with Diamond and the bus stops have been changed to Transport for West Midlands ones.

All 75 due for NXWM were all to be Platinum's, I assume the NXC won't now gain their own premium brand as per xplore Dundee Emerald's.

DJ

Quote from: Winston on October 26, 2018, 07:09:48 PM
All 75 due for NXWM were all to be Platinum's, I assume the NXC won't now gain their own premium brand as per xplore Dundee Emerald's.

I don't see why they couldn't get 'Platinum' but have sky blue accents rather than red, or even just sky blue route branding similar to the X7/X8's purple.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

SK68MEV

PN platinums will hopefully be for the 9 as there r 28 on order and currently the have 24 buses so mabye the generic platinum branded ones head over to AG to help wiv the X12 and the 6 that r due at BC hope they are for the X70
Local Routes
NXWM - 11A, 11C, 94, 95, 28, 14, X12, X13
Diamond - 25, 93, 94
The Green Bus - 843

2206

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Quote from: Hammad on October 26, 2018, 08:15:45 PM
PN platinums will hopefully be for the 9 as there r 28 on order and currently the have 24 buses so mabye the generic platinum branded ones head over to AG to help wiv the X12 and the 6 that r due at BC hope they are for the X70
Its already been confirmed where they are for above.
Quote from: Trident 4194 on October 26, 2018, 08:24:30 PM
Shame that the Gemini's will be going from the 11A/11C, long time they been operating on their I recall. Will this see the withdrawal of the 42** volvos then?
14 years, 4635 - 4679 were new to the route in October 2004 @Trident 4194 . Though would 38 be enough to completely replace them on the 11? It was said on here that the PVR was in the low 40's.
Up until they started to debrand them (it appears to be 4667, 4672 and the 45XX retaining the branding at present), there were 35 Gemini and they were still accompanied by some B7TL ALX400 on a daily basis. So though they may replace the Gemini it may be that some may still get on there?
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Trident 4194

Shame that the Gemini's will be going from the 11A/11C, long time they been operating on their I recall. Will this see the withdrawal of the 42** volvos then?

winston

Quote from: Trident 4194 on October 26, 2018, 08:24:30 PM
Shame that the Gemini's will be going from the 11A/11C, long time they been operating on their I recall. Will this see the withdrawal of the 42** volvos then?

The Y-reg Tridents should be totally removed plus a large proportion of the non compliant 42-- Volvo/ALX400's

Stu

Quote from: Trident 4194 on October 26, 2018, 08:24:30 PM
Shame that the Gemini's will be going from the 11A/11C, long time they been operating on their I recall. Will this see the withdrawal of the 42** volvos then?

The Geminis were originally 'new' for the 11A/C when it was upgraded back in 2004. The irony is that the route has been 'upgraded' with older vehicles ever since.

I would expect the transfer of E400MMCs to see older Volvo B7TLs withdrawn, but it remains to be seen where any left over Geminis end up.

I did some calculations a while back and I estimated the 11A/C needs about 43-45 buses.

From a personal point of view, I would have probably preferred these to stay at YW and upgrade the 2 and 3. But then I can't always have my own way.  ;)
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

DJ

Quote from: Stu on October 26, 2018, 08:41:38 PM
The Geminis were originally 'new' for the 11A/C when it was upgraded back in 2004. The irony is that the route has been 'upgraded' with older vehicles ever since.

I would expect the transfer of E400MMCs to see older Volvo B7TLs withdrawn, but it remains to be seen where any left over Geminis end up.

I did some calculations a while back and I estimated the 11A/C needs about 43-45 buses.

From a personal point of view, I would have probably preferred these to stay at YW and upgrade the 2 and 3. But then I can't always have my own way.  ;)

I was told that WB would be getting some of the left over Geminis, but who knows how true that is.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

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