Wednesfield Garage

[4006]

Y382 HKE in yard in arriva livery cannot remember if its an ex midland one if so will get a pic

That is ex Midland Dave

Maybe old news but saw in service today in Darlaston looking very smart!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/8598091725/in/photostream/

Also Ex Midland Trident/ELC

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/8599189138/in/photostream/

Both looking fantastic in my opinion  ;D

[JackC]

That Trident looks very smart indeed.

[Andrew1991]

Don't know if anyone has seen this yet http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/28/280k-wolverhampton-bus-depot-update-unveiled/

[winston]

Don't know if anyone has seen this yet http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/03/28/280k-wolverhampton-bus-depot-update-unveiled/

Would the 17 refurbished buses happen to include the ex London 51 plate MPD's which have replaced nearly new Enviro 200's?

[winston]

Maybe old news but saw in service today in Darlaston looking very smart!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/8598091725/in/photostream/

Also Ex Midland Trident/ELC

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/8599189138/in/photostream/

Both looking fantastic in my opinion  ;D
[/quote]

I must admit, the latest incarnation of Arriva ex interurban livery is much better than the original livery, the East Lancs bodied Trident looks really smart....

[mranon]

would have thought they would have sorted out the tattier solos and darts first! not to mention the dart belching out so much black smoke the backend is black, or the other elc trident with a harmonious knocking. looking at it, arriva have their work cut out. what they have done looks smart

[Trident 4609]

I wondered why 4851 had been missing off the 10 for a few weeks. Looks great!

Will 4854 (unrefurbished trident) have the same treatment aswell?

[Bob]

You wouldve thought that by now all red buses would have arriva vinyls yesterday a Midland dart was on the 62 in hednesford. Its normally an ex london pointer dart, confusing for passengers and a crap image for arriva

[4006]

You wouldve thought that by now all red buses would have arriva vinyls yesterday a Midland dart was on the 62 in hednesford. Its normally an ex london pointer dart, confusing for passengers and a crap image for arriva

Some have the new logo's many still have the old Midland ones on. I caught this one yesterday with new 'cover-up' logo's on!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/8599423179/in/photostream

[Wolfman]

When you got on the Midland bus before Arriva took over, you got the feeling they were operating on a shoe string budget.

The buses are looking smart in the Arriva livery. Its nice to have that knowledge another big heavy weight in the bus world are servicing more routes in Wolvo after buying out Midland. It'll keep NXWM on their toes forsure and crank up the pressure of producing quality bus travel for all in the town.

[Bob]

How??? 99% of Midlands fleet are sheds so its still the same crap buses just repainted into aquamarine!  Complemented with a few ex London Darts that are already breaking down. Quality?? Having a giraffe there mate

[Westy]

Wonder how many liveries those ex London vehicles have worn?

[Bob]

Arriva in the West Midlands has got failure written through it like a stick of rock

[bwsau cymru]

You wouldve thought that by now all red buses would have arriva vinyls yesterday a Midland dart was on the 62 in hednesford. Its normally an ex london pointer dart, confusing for passengers and a crap image for arriva

That's shocking, have you not noticed the hundreds on west midlands travel buses still branded as Travel West Midlands????

Diamond did a brilliant job with the change to Blue Diamond and ok Arriva haven't moved so fast but they are making and big entry. Arriva are doing a brilliant job and I honestly say good on them, Rotala & NX watch out!!!

[bwsau cymru]

and hopefully the reason why arriva haven't done anything with the older "clapped out" darts and solo's is that they will be replaced and it actually makes sense to keep them as midland buses rather than spending an extra penny which can be put in to new buses. Arriva have far from got failure up on there doors and combining route 19 and 560 is a brilliant start and hopefully arriva will continue to build on there established network around bloxwich and capitalise on it, some good route branding and marketing and they are in. If it wasn't for my staff pass I would use them everytime!!! Arriva and here and Arriva are going to stay, who will they buy next you should be asking!