Refurbs

[Ash]

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

[Ashley 4569]

Hopefully

[lynx1103]

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

[Tony]

Immaculate 4179 out on the 97s yesterday
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4001-4224/4179.html

[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

[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.

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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