Route Branded Buses off Route

[winston]

Alum Rock Branded 4157 On V Festival Duties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527392382/

I see NX have sent some of their better presented buses  ::)

[nitromatt1]

Alum Rock Branded 4157 On V Festival Duties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527392382/

What time did you take that? I have a photo of it parked in exactly the same place

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

Alum Rock Branded 4157 On V Festival Duties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527392382/

I see NX have sent some of their better presented buses  ::)

There all a bit scruffy this year aren't they! Not the best image to present to those using the service who don't usually use the bus the rest of the year, a contrast to all the 61 plate Enviros from last year

[Kevin]

Alum Rock Branded 4157 On V Festival Duties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527392382/

I see NX have sent some of their better presented buses  ::)

There all a bit scruffy this year aren't they! Not the best image to present to those using the service who don't usually use the bus the rest of the year, a contrast to all the 61 plate Enviros from last year

Coming back from V festival it actually makes sense, why put a nice clean(ish) new(ish) bus on a service designed purely to take people back from a muddy music festival when you have buses that have been used on the 14 at your disposal?

[4006]

Alum Rock Branded 4157 On V Festival Duties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527392382/

I see NX have sent some of their better presented buses  ::)

There all a bit scruffy this year aren't they! Not the best image to present to those using the service who don't usually use the bus the rest of the year, a contrast to all the 61 plate Enviros from last year

Coming back from V festival it actually makes sense, why put a nice clean(ish) new(ish) bus on a service designed purely to take people back from a muddy music festival when you have buses that have been used on the 14 at your disposal?

On the contarary they have put many recently refurbed WN tridents on for the V festival. Evidence here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroscania/9527249202/in/photostream Yes there are some old boots on there but I was surprised how many 'Nice' buses have been used. I guess although the mud people from all over the UK will come and I think it is good that NX have put some of their 'Nicer' buses on giving the company a good image and something maybe we can be a wee bit proud of for once  :). Furthermore all these people using the shuttle buses 'Have to pay' so they deserve a decent bus so to be honest I think NX have hit a happy medium here
One thing that has suprised me however is that normally you see branded buses on the wrong route, single deckers on double deck routes etc but for V festival they have managed to find 20 odd 'Spare' buses from somewhere  :o :o :o

[JoNi]

Unidentified 97 branded Trident seen on 14 while standing on Marston Green platform yesterday afternoon.

[Kevin]

Just saw a 37 branded omnilink in Erdington on the 9676, no idea if it is normal or not in the evening but I don't recall seeing it before

[Trident 4609]

Just saw a 37 branded omnilink in Erdington on the 9676, no idea if it is normal or not in the evening but I don't recall seeing it before

9676?

[Stu]

Just saw a 37 branded omnilink in Erdington on the 9676, no idea if it is normal or not in the evening but I don't recall seeing it before

9676?

He means 966 I think.

[Lukeee]

Havent seen one on the 966 before myself

[Kevin]

Just saw a 37 branded omnilink in Erdington on the 9676, no idea if it is normal or not in the evening but I don't recall seeing it before

9676?

He means 966 I think.

Yep, fat fingers, sorry

[Trident 4609]

Never seen a Omnilink on the 966 before. Usually President and Gemini operated isn't it?

[Kevin]

Never seen a Omnilink on the 966 before. Usually President and Gemini operated isn't it?

Usually yeah, sure I've seen a B7RLE see recently, and of course it used to be run by B10s

[John]

Never seen a Omnilink on the 966 before. Usually President and Gemini operated isn't it?

Usually yeah, sure I've seen a B7RLE see recently, and of course it used to be run by B10s

There was a time a while back, I think just after Acocks Green took the 966 over from lea Hall, that the 966 had to be single deck operated due to overhanging trees after the route was changed. The trees were cut and the 966 reverted back to double deckers

[JoNi]

I've seen 37 branded Omnilinks on 966 a couple of times.
This morning I saw a 37 branded Omnilink on the 71 in Lode Lane about 09:15.
Passed it on a roundabout which had tree in middle so couldn't get the fleet number!