Another big order announced today

[Solo1]

I thought the sprint buses was due this year & if BC get the new buses this year will the sprint start this year & then replace the deckers on the sprint with the new bendibuses

[Tony]

I thought the sprint buses was due this year & if BC get the new buses this year will the sprint start this year & then replace the deckers on the sprint with the new bendibuses

BC won't get new buses this year  as stated before you're not going to put the expensive infrastructure in a garage due to close

[Steve3229vp]

BC won't get new buses this year  as stated before you're not going to put the expensive infrastructure in a garage due to close

Yardley Wood and Perry Barr more likely then 

[Stevo]

I'm pleased to read 'All British'. The current delivery are ADL-bodied BYDs, with those BYD chassis made in China. ADL is developing its own battery electric chassis. I think the Wright Electroliner is already all British.

[Stu]

Yardley Wood and Perry Barr more likely then

The press release mentions 'across the West Midlands', so not necessarily just Birmingham garages.

Tony has stated that the intention is to replace the Scanias, but then again there may not be like-for-like replacements, and cascades could see some Scania OmniLinks at certain garages get E200s or B7RLEs as replacements for example.

[BBS]

The press release mentions 'across the West Midlands', so not necessarily just Birmingham garages.

Tony has stated that the intention is to replace the Scanias, but then again there may not be like-for-like replacements, and cascades could see some Scania OmniLinks at certain garages get E200s or B7RLEs as replacements for example.

Most likely replacing WB, WN, WA, AG, YW old tridents and Geminis 

[EK40]

Yardley Wood and Perry Barr more likely then

Perry barr i hope tbh too many omnilinks end up on busy double deck services at peak times lol

[uniquicity]

Just list all the garages and you will never be wrong

[Stu]

Most likely replacing WB, WN, WA, AG, YW old tridents and Geminis

Well yeah that is what is already happening with the arrival of the EVs into Coventry.

Don't forget that before the end of next year, some of the earliest OmniLink examples will have reached 17 years old.

[Stu]

Perry barr i hope tbh too many omnilinks end up on busy double deck services at peak times lol

Same issue over at YW, especially on the 2 and 3 services.

It's been known for some time that the overall NX fleet has more single decks than actually needed, so there's some crumb of comfort knowing this imbalance will be redressed by the end of next year.

[Ginger66]

Surely the infrastructure as to be in place for electric and hydrogen buses to charge up.  

[Tony]

Surely the infrastructure as to be in place for electric and hydrogen buses to charge up. 

And your point is?
I'm sure the people placing these orders know that.

[Jack6101]

Will West Bromwich get electric buses ? Is the garaged planned to be moved ? 

[Stu]

Will West Bromwich get electric buses ? Is the garaged planned to be moved ?

I'm pretty sure there was some comment here before about WB garage having some work done to upgrade the mains power supply to facilitate future installation of EV charging stations, but I may be mistaken, happy to be corrected.

[Gareth]

And your point is?
I'm sure the people placing these orders know that.

How's route 51 going? 😜