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Started by John, May 07, 2012, 11:05:13 AM

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Ash

4500 heading to Walsall garage this evening, next in line for a repaint and refurb?

Ashley 4569


lynx1103

1786 refurbed/reprainted new NXWM logos on 10/10A

Tony


Rob H

1786 back out on 10/10A today looks fantastic and the NXWM Logo is above the door just thought I'd mention it
60 Birmingham - Cranes Park
72/72A Solihull Station - Chelmsley Wood
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital
X1 Birmingham - Coventry
X2 Birmingham - Solihull Station
A10 Solihull - Cranes Park / Chelmsley Wood

The Real 4778

I wasn't seeing things this week; 4502 resplendent on Sutton services along the main road yesterday and today.

4496 and 4515 still flying the low-floor flag at least.
Don't you start.

uniquicity

The repaint of 1786 means we are down to 300 vehicles not in NX livery.

Made up of 1480, 39 Mercs, 51 Scania single deck, 2153, 6 Darts, 4044, 127 Trident / ALX400, 41 B7TL / ALX400, 7 Geminis, 6 Scania deckers and 20 Enviro400.

winston

Quote from: uniquicity on July 05, 2013, 06:44:54 PM
The repaint of 1786 means we are down to 300 vehicles not in NX livery.

Made up of 1480, 39 Mercs, 51 Scania single deck, 2153, 6 Darts, 4044, 127 Trident / ALX400, 41 B7TL / ALX400, 7 Geminis, 6 Scania deckers and 20 Enviro400.

Cheers Pete,

That's come down quite a bit of late

Tony

Quote from: uniquicity on July 05, 2013, 06:44:54 PM
The repaint of 1786 means we are down to 300 vehicles not in NX livery.

Made up of 1480, 39 Mercs, 51 Scania single deck, 2153, 6 Darts, 4044, 127 Trident / ALX400, 41 B7TL / ALX400, 7 Geminis, 6 Scania deckers and 20 Enviro400.

Of those about 10 are currently being done

lynx1103

At. Walsall now all b7rle ate done can now start on tridents.

Westy

Correct me if Im wrong, but theres actually been some withdrawals of vehicles already in NX livery?

Wouldnt they been able to work out what was being kept long term & just repaint those vehicles?

They knew Metrobuses were not being kept, so those were not repainted, but who actually decides which particular vehicles to repaint?

bususer12

The B10B's were a waste of time, surely with being step entrance, they knew they didnt have long left, and still painted them over mercs.

Ashley 4569

I preferred the B10B's in TWM livery personally even if they could have spent that money painting mercs a bit earlier

Kevin_Brum12

Quote from: Westy on July 05, 2013, 10:53:20 PM
Correct me if Im wrong, but theres actually been some withdrawals of vehicles already in NX livery?

Wouldnt they been able to work out what was being kept long term & just repaint those vehicles?

They knew Metrobuses were not being kept, so those were not repainted, but who actually decides which particular vehicles to repaint?

There have been, I know a number of the old Volvo B10 midi-buses were re-painted, only to end up 18 months later in Miller Street.

The reasoning was I suspect partially down to presentation, partially down to the "Network Reviews" and a desire to have vehicles in new livery operating once the reviews had taken effect.  WMPTE however were experts at painting vehicles that were life-expired, in some cases painting vehicles in blue and cream in error which were due to go to a one way trip to Barnsley!!!

winston

Quote from: Kevin_Brum12 on July 06, 2013, 03:01:04 PM
Quote from: Westy on July 05, 2013, 10:53:20 PM
Correct me if Im wrong, but theres actually been some withdrawals of vehicles already in NX livery?

Wouldnt they been able to work out what was being kept long term & just repaint those vehicles?

They knew Metrobuses were not being kept, so those were not repainted, but who actually decides which particular vehicles to repaint?

There have been, I know a number of the old Volvo B10 midi-buses were re-painted, only to end up 18 months later in Miller Street.

The reasoning was I suspect partially down to presentation, partially down to the "Network Reviews" and a desire to have vehicles in new livery operating once the reviews had taken effect.  WMPTE however were experts at painting vehicles that were life-expired, in some cases painting vehicles in blue and cream in error which were due to go to a one way trip to Barnsley!!!

Talking of vehicles painting in error, NX Dundee have repainted/re-trimmed B10L 7138 in error which was actually due to be withdrawn

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