West midlands bus franchising

[RW]

I wonder about the basic things like livery. WMB two tone red is ok, or will they do what WMPTE did and go by the largest operator livery. Will grey live on?
What about the name? West Midlands Bus is ok. Or will they pick something stupid like Bee Network?
Bull Network? Rats the size of cats Network?

Given talk of a livery for all vehicles coming within the proposed franchise is it likely that, for example, NXWM will pause repaints of their existing vehicles except in exceptional circumstances. What would be the point as any repaints undertaken could have a short life. A cost saving maybe?

[ZF B7]

They already seemed to have paused them. Many of the West Brom 4900s are in desperate need of a refurbishment and repaint. A few received it last year but none so far this year.

[Tony]

They already seemed to have paused them. Many of the West Brom 4900s are in desperate need of a refurbishment and repaint. A few received it last year but none so far this year.

Two BC, two CV, one WA currently in, one AG due in this week, hardly paused,  the number in at any time depends on the number of body makers available to do the repanneling, more RTCs being done means less refurbs

[RW]

I did refer to 'exceptional circumstances' in my post Tony but I have great difficulty understanding why NXWM would continue with a repaint programme when the vehicles concerned could possibly face the prospect of a 'franchise' repaint in the not too distant future. Money well spent??

[winston]

I did refer to 'exceptional circumstances' in my post Tony but I have great difficulty understanding why NXWM would continue with a repaint programme when the vehicles concerned could possibly face the prospect of a 'franchise' repaint in the not too distant future. Money well spent??

A refurb will add value to the vehicle. 

[Tony]

2224 is the AG one, now at Walsall 

[Wba_lad]

2224 is the AG one, now at Walsall

Is it being painted? Reason I'm asking someone's put a edit in on bustimes automatically assuming it's being painted because it's at Walsall.

[Wm2001]

Because that's why Tony posted it. The previous messages were about repaints and Tony said Acocks green were sending one for paint. Then he said 2224 was the Acocks green one. So yes it's in for paint 

[Steve3229vp]

Stagecoach 11666 was Birmingham City Centre at 1620, has franchising started already? 

[Stu]

Stagecoach 11666 was Birmingham City Centre at 1620, has franchising started already?

No, it will be one of the vehicles doing the AV82 shuttle to Villa Park for tonight's final home match of the season.

[Steve3229vp]

No, it will be one of the vehicles doing the AV82 shuttle to Villa Park for tonight's final home match of the season.

I thought it was.
It was a saracastic funny post !

[BBS]

Stagecoach 11666 was Birmingham City Centre at 1620, has franchising started already?

Seeing Stagecoach In Birmingham city will be a relief to the eye after seeing Grey over and over!

[EK40]

Seeing Stagecoach In Birmingham city will be a relief to the eye after seeing Grey over and over!

except stagecoach has also now gone for a monotone dark blue as well, although for now new deliveries are still in local

[BBS]

except stagecoach has also now gone for a monotone dark blue as well, although for now new deliveries are still in local

The new deliveries were ordered in the local livery, this was before they changed to the corporate livery, although that livery isn't as bad compared to NX, it's got a lot more going on  at least