Refurbs

[The Real 4778]

..... in a position to take the moral high ground.

...anyone wishing to take the high ground is encouraged to use service 997 over the Beacon...

Brilliant..... PMSL right here

Hope you're not on a bus seat....

[John]

4430s seats were at Miller Street

4430 now back out refurbished on the Bristol Road today. Missed a pic because of the awful traffic  >:(

[P419 EJW]

When is 4383 ever going to get a full (and properly doing) refurb? Today, I was waiting for 3 - Acocks Green, 4383 arrived. The bus was an eyesore. The paint was peeling off on the left side, near the doors and under the front window. You could see a bit of white on the top of the left headlight. The "4383" is still TWM font and blue colour - did not bother to cover it and re-write it in white colour. The bus looked terrible. The red colour wasn't the same as others. Just shocking how NXWM can just let the bus go out in that state.

[Stu]

When is 4383 ever going to get a full (and properly doing) refurb? Today, I was waiting for 3 - Acocks Green, 4383 arrived. The bus was an eyesore. The paint was peeling off on the left side, near the doors and under the front window. You could see a bit of white on the top of the left headlight. The "4383" is still TWM font and blue colour - did not bother to cover it and re-write it in white colour. The bus looked terrible. The red colour wasn't the same as others. Just shocking how NXWM can just let the bus go out in that state.

It's not paint peeling off, it was re-vinyled in NXWM colours, hence the 'cutouts' over the existing fleetnumbers.

[Trident 4609]

Is that one of the tridents with NXWM Vinyls?

[John]

When is 4383 ever going to get a full (and properly doing) refurb? Today, I was waiting for 3 - Acocks Green, 4383 arrived. The bus was an eyesore. The paint was peeling off on the left side, near the doors and under the front window. You could see a bit of white on the top of the left headlight. The "4383" is still TWM font and blue colour - did not bother to cover it and re-write it in white colour. The bus looked terrible. The red colour wasn't the same as others. Just shocking how NXWM can just let the bus go out in that state.

It is the vinyl wrap livery, not a proper repaint (after wearing iPod overall ad). That's why the red is more orangey in colour. The remaining ones in this condition are also in as bad a state as 4383

[P419 EJW]

Okay, I understand now. I didn't know it was the vinyl. Thanks for explaining.

[Liverpool Street]

Okay, I understand now. I didn't know it was the vinyl. Thanks for explaining.

But I quite agree with you Liam - it is a state. Whoever commissioned that to be on the road needs a serious brain scan, to coin the phrase.

[Stuharris 6360]

PE chose to quickly get 4351 in for refurb ahead of 4199, those vinyl wraps did indeed make the buses look very untidy indeed.

[John]

PE chose to quickly get 4351 in for refurb ahead of 4199, those vinyl wraps did indeed make the buses look very untidy indeed.

And 4199 still looks extremely smart in TWM livery, because it already had a repaint before the NX livery was introduced. Hopefully the '02' Tridents at Pensnett still in TWM livery get repainted first

[Liverpool Street]

I don't know how long 4165 has been back but seen it on the 63 looking very smart indeed.

What was the idea to add rubber wheel arch surrounds to 41xx, 42xx & 43xx series buses of which never originally had them (and not suited to it), and remove them off 44xx & 46xx series of vehicles of which previously had them (which is suited) - a TransBus design feature it seemed.

[John]

I don't know how long 4165 has been back but seen it on the 63 looking very smart indeed.

4165 was done back in August.

Once again, it shows the improvements in the refurbishment standard if they still look recent after 5 months

[Liverpool Street]

I don't know how long 4165 has been back but seen it on the 63 looking very smart indeed.

4165 was done back in August.

Once again, it shows the improvements in the refurbishment standard if they still look recent after 5 months

You're Joe King.

The wheels were still silver. MOT recent most likely then...

[Stuharris 6360]

PE chose to quickly get 4351 in for refurb ahead of 4199, those vinyl wraps did indeed make the buses look very untidy indeed.

And 4199 still looks extremely smart in TWM livery, because it already had a repaint before the NX livery was introduced. Hopefully the '02' Tridents at Pensnett still in TWM livery get repainted first

I agree, 4199 does look good, although when i saw it the other day it had a dirty black mark down the back like several other PE buses. They do need to teach someone at PE to wash the buses correctly.

[Liverpool Street]

4142 in desperate need of regeneration. I'd recommend a re-engine as well. I've been told by my source its an absolute bag of nails... takes an age to accelerate down hill... 15mph max up hill.

Interior is badly worn (I know that for a fact) and so is the cab.