Birmingham Central Garage

[Stu]

Would imagine the first ones will be for 900 / 957 - latterly X1 and X2 and the last of the batch for X61?

I wonder if they'll be 'part-branded', like the Sutton Lines ones (ie without route number), as 4th December is not too far away now.

Actually, thinking about it, would it be useful to brand them up for the X1 and X2 now, to get people used to the idea of the new route numbers?

[Dylanbusboy45]

4634 is out in crimson today. On the 61/63

Bristol Road certainly seems to be getting better buses on it lately with more Crimson Tridents appearing and plenty of Enviro 400s on there most days now

[Dom]

I wonder if they'll be 'part-branded', like the Sutton Lines ones (ie without route number), as 4th December is not too far away now.

Actually, thinking about it, would it be useful to brand them up for the X1 and X2 now, to get people used to the idea of the new route numbers?

It'll be like when the 451 changed and they branded pressies up and sent them out a couple of days before so people can adjust

[Stu]

I suppose the big question, which I'm surprised nobody else has asked yet, is where will BCs current Platinums get cascaded to first, Walsall, Pensnett or Acocks Green?  8)

[Trident 4194]

I suppose the big question, which I'm surprised nobody else has asked yet, is where will BCs current Platinums get cascaded to first, Walsall, Pensnett or Acocks Green?  8)

I bet Walsall as only 2 going there so would make sense as easier to replace 2 buses than 10 buses

[Adam 404]

I bet Walsall as only 2 going there so would make sense as easier to replace 2 buses than 10 buses

I thought it was just 6718 going there unless I missed something??

[Dom]

I bet Walsall as only 2 going there so would make sense as easier to replace 2 buses than 10 buses

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[Michael Bevan]

I thought it was just 6718 going there unless I missed something??

I've heard Walsall is not getting an extra Platinum anymore. 

[GeminiFan1991]

Weren't the figures stating what goes were were quoted in some coach/ bus article ? Plus it's been long rumoured that WA need extra Platinums as they have 40 Platinums for 40 boards so their are no spare.

[filbus1]

6701-10 AG  6711-8 PN

[B.C Driver]

4634 is out in crimson today. On the 61/63

Bristol Road certainly seems to be getting better buses on it lately with more Crimson Tridents appearing and plenty of Enviro 400s on there most days now

Unfortunatly though, the E400s are not better to drive than the Tridents.

[Rob H]

6703, 6704 and 6707 are now debranded

6703 and 6704 both on 900

6707 operated the 877 then 957 into Birmingham

[B.C Driver]

4882 has had its name 'Becky' removed from the back.

[CL]

Unless my eyes are playing tricks with me, does 5514 have a new set of wheels? Didn't see up close, and it had been raining, but they certainly looks verrryyyy shiny.. ???

Hubs could have just been cleaned (dare I say for the first time since new :P)

So as it turns out, 5514 has new wheel guards (is that what it's called?) as well as having been cleaned. Looks quite nice, I must say. A one off/trial or will it be implemented on all Hybrids? (or possibly entire fleet?)

[Eric Shaw]

6825, 6826 and 6827 on the 957 today. They advertise their attributes but I could not see any route branding.