Yardley Wood Garage

[Stu]

That's great news - presumably some of the old stock will be replaced/withdrawn?

Tony stated here (in another thread perhaps) that the next 10 electrics delivered to YW would allow the remaining 10 non-Euro6 vehicles elsewhere in the fleet to be withdrawn.

[don]

Tony stated here (in another thread perhaps) that the next 10 electrics delivered to YW would allow the remaining 10 non-Euro6 vehicles elsewhere in the fleet to be withdrawn.

I must've missed that one - although makes sense - however as 4679 has been re MOTd (Tony comment in West Bromwich garage thread) I presume plans have changed. 

[Stu]

I must've missed that one - although makes sense - however as 4679 has been re MOTd (Tony comment in West Bromwich garage thread) I presume plans have changed.

I find it hard to keep track (Tony did post a list somewhere here), but maybe 4679 is a Euro6 bus, which is why it was presented for MOT.

The Euro6 Tridents and Geminis will probably last a bit longer than they were intended to.

[Tony]

Although 10 more are going to be used, they initially won't displace any buses out the fleet. 4613 has just had a replacement gearbox and 4603 has just passed an MoT as well as 4679

[Tony]

E268 is not tracking, but is the first of the next 10 into service, currently on the 3 due out of city at:-

11:28; 12:48; 14:18; 16:08; 17:48; 19:20; 20:50

[Mayfield]

E268 is not tracking, but is the first of the next 10 into service, currently on the 3 due out of city at:-

11:28; 12:48; 14:18; 16:08; 17:48; 19:20; 20:50

How on earth can a bus languish for months in store and still doesn't track the day it enters service, imo very poor.

[Tony]

How on earth can a bus languish for months in store and still doesn't track the day it enters service, imo very poor.

You don't know if any vehicle is going to track until it enters service. Look in London and see how many new buses don't track for a few days

EBD36 along with 7 others are now on the main site, I photographed them on 5th Jan. None still tracking
https://wmbusphotos.com/NONWM/LonGen/EBD36.html

[busboy31]

The debrandings of the 50 has begun, with 6910 being the first one for the branding chop.

[Tridentobt]

What a shame.

[BBS]

The debrandings of the 50 has begun, with 6910 being the first one for the branding chop.

Expected this to happen before the 6 branding removal

[darthdc]

Noticed that E004 is now listed as unbranded. 

[The Real 4777]

Only a matter of time before every bus is, to all intents and purposes, identical.

It will be the enthusiast equivalent of a modern art painting, where the whole canvas is plain beige.

[Wm2001]

4720 also debranded now 

[Tridentobt]

4720 also debranded now

At least it's red and white

[Tony]

E245 entered service this afternoon on the 18. This one is tracking.