Centenary Square tomorrow

[andrew1991]

http://www.expressandstar.com/picture-galleries/news-pictures/2014/08/18/birmingham-bus-celebrates-its-centenary/imgid5645603/

[horsencart]

These are mine  https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/14748608310/

http://www.expressandstar.com/picture-galleries/news-pictures/2014/08/18/birmingham-bus-celebrates-its-centenary/imgid5645603/

[winston]

These are mine  https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/14748608310/

http://www.expressandstar.com/picture-galleries/news-pictures/2014/08/18/birmingham-bus-celebrates-its-centenary/imgid5645603/

You were also there the same time as me, Nathan, NXWMbusfan1999 & Jack5512

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/14748762367/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/14935330895/

[Ben]

Lucky 900 and 957 if that's true! Another set of new buses after under two years (by 2015) of 13 reg Enviro 400s. Hope that happens though as use the 957 quite a bit. Although YW and AG are surely due new buses soon considering the double deck fleet age.

Maybe these ones on the 900/57 and X51 will be high spec with Leather Seats etc?  This could cascade Tridents to other garages (WN to replace Spectra's in early 2015 maybe?)

NO NO NO!
I really hate leather seats, just personal opinion. (I cant be the only one who gets a sticky arse).

Also previous posts referred to branding/livery.
I fail to see what is bad about the current one, except the green could have been made blue to make it more appropriate to Coventry.

Anyway, the prospect of new buses does sound good as long as it doesn't affect anything else as it currently is.

[CL]

Lucky 900 and 957 if that's true! Another set of new buses after under two years (by 2015) of 13 reg Enviro 400s. Hope that happens though as use the 957 quite a bit. Although YW and AG are surely due new buses soon considering the double deck fleet age.

Maybe these ones on the 900/57 and X51 will be high spec with Leather Seats etc?  This could cascade Tridents to other garages (WN to replace Spectra's in early 2015 maybe?)

NO NO NO!
I really hate leather seats, just personal opinion. (I cant be the only one who gets a sticky arse).

Also previous posts referred to branding/livery.
I fail to see what is bad about the current one, except the green could have been made blue to make it more appropriate to Coventry.

Anyway, the prospect of new buses does sound good as long as it doesn't affect anything else as it currently is.

*Whispers* Sprintttttt

[BU07 LGO]

The gold corridors will probably have the same livery with the white been replaced by silver

[Stu]

The gold corridors will probably have the same livery with the white been replaced by silver

Why silver? Doesn't make sense if its to be used on 'gold' corridor routes?  ;)

[BU07 LGO]

The gold corridors will probably have the same livery with the white been replaced by silver

Why silver? Doesn't make sense if its to be used on 'gold' corridor routes?  ;)

Almost like the white but makes it clear its a slightly higher spec :)

[Isle of Stroma]

The gold corridors will probably have the same livery with the white been replaced by silver

Why silver? Doesn't make sense if its to be used on 'gold' corridor routes?  ;)

Almost like the white but makes it clear its a slightly higher spec :)

If anything stays the same, it will be the white ;-)

Barring branding or any new corporate livery, I'd be stunned if it's anymore radical than a gold front etc instead of red.

[Stu]

Or how about gold with the red front?

[Liverpool Street]

Or how about just the standard livery with probably a gold bonnet and screen wash cover at the front. Money saving !

[andrew1991]

Quote from David Bradford via a friend.

We're looking at two variations for the new livery. The platinum buses (the ones to go on the 900/957 and Walsall Road services) will be silvery grey and black. The 'normal' buses, for example on the 126 (hopefully) will probably be a variation on the red we currently use, but looking much more modern and appealing. We're about to paint a prototype with a new design. I agree with you the red and white isn't good - it was a bad decision by previous management of National Express Group (not anyone locally). But now everything is red we don't want to spend seven years changing back to blue and having a messy fleet, even though it would look better at the end. So a nicer evolution of red is the current plans - and hopefully they'll enter service in early 2015.

[winston]

Quote from David Bradford via a friend.

We're looking at two variations for the new livery. The platinum buses (the ones to go on the 900/957 and Walsall Road services) will be silvery grey and black. The 'normal' buses, for example on the 126 (hopefully) will probably be a variation on the red we currently use, but looking much more modern and appealing. We're about to paint a prototype with a new design. I agree with you the red and white isn't good - it was a bad decision by previous management of National Express Group (not anyone locally). But now everything is red we don't want to spend seven years changing back to blue and having a messy fleet, even though it would look better at the end. So a nicer evolution of red is the current plans - and hopefully they'll enter service in early 2015.

That sounds a sensible solution.

[the trainbasher]

Can't they just put a sky blue strip in a similar position to the branded buses on the existing NXWM livery fleet and for Coventry a red strip in a similar position to the branding??

[winston]

Quote from David Bradford via a friend.

We're looking at two variations for the new livery. The platinum buses (the ones to go on the 900/957 and Walsall Road services) will be silvery grey and black. The 'normal' buses, for example on the 126 (hopefully) will probably be a variation on the red we currently use, but looking much more modern and appealing. We're about to paint a prototype with a new design. I agree with you the red and white isn't good - it was a bad decision by previous management of National Express Group (not anyone locally). But now everything is red we don't want to spend seven years changing back to blue and having a messy fleet, even though it would look better at the end. So a nicer evolution of red is the current plans - and hopefully they'll enter service in early 2015.

Would the Walsall Rd services only be the 51/X51? I'm assuming this is the first 'Gold Corridor' could it be possible that the 934/935/936 & 997 are also included which use part of the Walsall Road between Perry Barr & City Centre?

There were quite a few bad decisions around that time by the former NX group management headed by Richard Bowker  ::)