Birmingham Central Garage

[2206]

Loads of platinum's doing work for Coventry fc noticed travelling through Sheldon. Is this regular work I'm assuming for BC. Is that another of the reasons the x70 rarely gets platinums at the weekend then?

Mostly not platinum on weekdays as well.

[monkeyjoe]

I don't get it either it is a platinum or it isn't. Wondering if it actually performs as well they way always follows behind the x12 seems kind of pointless and must be getting hammered since the coleshill / water Orton improved. Only ever seen full loads when carrying coleshill workers .

[mesub]

I don’t get it either it is a platinum or it isn’t.

The nxbus platinum website does acknowledge it as platinum route.

[Jack]

The nxbus platinum website does acknowledge it as platinum route.

6945-6950 were 'apparently' bought specially for it, remember it being posted on the forum.

[Tony]

6945-6950 were 'apparently' bought specially for it, remember it being posted on the forum.

No they weren't

[Jack]

No they weren't

If you say so... I know what I read...

[midlandred2003]

6943 to 6950 plus 6701 & 6702 were all at St Andrews yesterday with Coventry supporters.

[richardjones210368]

6945-6950 were 'apparently' bought specially for it, remember it being posted on the forum.

Personally never using  the route I would love to see Plattys introduced on the X12 if they were displaced from a route I know well perhaps someone could start a campaign locally for them we could then have the excellent Streetdecks and for me the world would be at peace!

[Stu]

Personally never using  the route I would love to see Plattys introduced on the X12 if they were displaced from a route I know well perhaps someone could start a campaign locally for them we could then have the excellent Streetdecks and for me the world would be at peace!

The X12 is already a Platinum route.

[richardjones210368]

The X12 is already a Platinum route.

As my namesake and the person I most admire in life and model myself on would so eloquently say "Drat, Drat and Double Drat"

[mesub]

6945-6950 were 'apparently' bought specially for it, remember it being posted on the forum.

I believe they are for topping up the allocation for existing platinum routes for BC such as the University routes.

[MasterPlan]

Speaking of 6945-50, will they ever gain generic branding? Or are they going to stay like they are forever? Is there any reason why they didn't get it?

[Solo1]

Speaking of 6945-50, will they ever gain generic branding? Or are they going to stay like they are forever? Is there any reason why they didn't get it?

would of said stay as they are so can be used on any platinum route or any service if needed

[MasterPlan]

would of said stay as they are so can be used on any platinum route or any service if needed

Which is why I said generic branding, not route branding...

[Stu]

Speaking of 6945-50, will they ever gain generic branding? Or are they going to stay like they are forever? Is there any reason why they didn't get it?

You could ask the same question of why most of the recent Platinums at YW stayed unbranded.

It is likely they will receive branding in the near future, once they've been moved around after the electrics get delivered.