New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Mike K]

I think I saw on here that older vehicles (pre-09 plates at a guess) will be getting just one shade of grey as they don't have much time left with the new electrics coming, whereas newer vehicles will be getting two shades.

Thanks - however the likes of 4832 and 4983  are newer than 09 but seem to be in a single colour but older 57 plate ones such as 4768 are 2 tone. It's strange.

[BK63 YWP]

I have just looked at pictures on Tony's site and 4832 looks like it has two tone grey, maybe the lighting doesn't help

[Mike K]

I have just looked at pictures on Tony's site and 4832 looks like it has two tone grey, maybe the lighting doesn't help

Sorry that was my mistake, meant 4834

[2900]

liveries then, from new to 10 years old a full current livery etc then from 10 years old a simpler livery could  be applied with good use of viynl's, what are your thoughts folks 

[Celestial Toymaker]

But

Well that wasn't going to happen anyway, as Electrics are basically platinum spec

if everything is the same colour unless your in the know, Platinums no longer stand out, Phone Charging never works (or discontinued) Wi-Fi discontinued the things that made The Platinums different, all buses look the same once more, very battered too, the ordinary Joe doesnt look to see if the bus is Hydrogen / Electric / Platinum or whatever, all buses are going  Grey so the must be the same - ask my sister

[2206]

Phone Charging never works (or discontinued)

Still works on some BC vehicles. The blue light is on, when they're working I think.

[Sh4318]

Still works on some BC vehicles. The blue light is on, when they're working I think.

One dude on my 87 yesterday (6977) kept moving around seats to find a working port to charge his phone. That being said, he was blowing into his phone's mini-usb socket, so the problem could've been his phone

[Steve3229vp]

But if everything is the same colour unless your in the know, Platinums no longer stand out, Phone Charging never works (or discontinued) Wi-Fi discontinued the things that made The Platinums different, all buses look the same once more, very battered too, the ordinary Joe doesnt look to see if the bus is Hydrogen / Electric / Platinum or whatever, all buses are going  Grey so the must be the same - ask my sister

The 'ordinary Joe' just wants to get on a bus, Wifi was just an extra, USB ports will become the norm on all transport eventually. Platinum doesn't need to stand out anymore as all new buses will be the Platinum spec and the name Platinum will disappear as it will no longer be needed.

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

The Blue Light is on when the USB Charging points are working or on. A lot of the issue is that people break them or steal them. A few of the WN Plattys I have often felt something dangling around my feet and looked to see if my laces had come undone only to find the cables to the USB Charger dangling under the Seats as someone nicked them. 

[Tony]

Current location of all the 53 so far delivered electrics. It has changed considerably since I last posted

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN
E167	E165	E171	E164	E178
E170	E172	E173	E166	E196
	E176	E179	E168	E199
	E186	E188	E169	E201
	E200	E192	E174	E209
	E203	E193	E175	E210
	E204	E194	E177	E213
	E205	E195	E180	E216
	E212	E202	E181	E217
	E215	E214	E182
			E183
			E184
			E185
			E187
			E189
			E190
			E197
			E198
			E206
			E207
			E208
			E211

[frostjay974]

The two lightning bolts that are on either side of the destination display on the new electric vehicles don't seem to be reflective anymore. Why's that?

[Tony]

The two lightning bolts that are on either side of the destination display on the new electric vehicles don't seem to be reflective anymore. Why's that?

Grey is cheaper than silver and they now match the stripes

[BN]

Current location of all the 53 so far delivered electrics. It has changed considerably since I last posted

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN
E167	E165	E171	E164	E178
E170	E172	E173	E166	E196
	E176	E179	E168	E199
	E186	E188	E169	E201
	E200	E192	E174	E209
	E203	E193	E175	E210
	E204	E194	E177	E213
	E205	E195	E180	E216
	E212	E202	E181	E217
	E215	E214	E182
			E183
			E184
			E185
			E187
			E189
			E190
			E197
			E198
			E206
			E207
			E208
			E211

Just missed you yesterday, I was in the Lucketts minibus.

[2900]

4772 I seen on the 80 is only one tone grey I thought they was two tone grey for the new livery.

seen 4772 in the garage this morning its a single shade of dark grey now. 
if repaints have gone to a single shade all over should be quicker to get refurbs  done and more cost effective too.
The new spray paint booths at Walsall do they bake the paint as well? or are they just of the extractor variety,  if so that's a lot of gas, either way paint booths not cheap run or maintain

[Tony]

seen 4772 in the garage this morning its a single shade of dark grey now.
if repaints have gone to a single shade all over should be quicker to get refurbs  done and more cost effective too.
The new spray paint booths at Walsall do they bake the paint as well? or are they just of the extractor variety,  if so that's a lot of gas, either way paint booths not cheap run or maintain

Yes, the paint is baked, so yes each coat of paint is expensive to apply