Platinum

[B.C Driver]

Will 6850 - 54 branded in time

What routes would they be branded for?

[B.C Driver]

Incidently, 6705 is still hanging on at BC

[Trident 4194]

6731 in Stourbridge bus station

[888DUK]

WA 6721 on 703 School run in New Invention 07.20 yesterday morning. This is usually a WB Enviro, have I missed something has the contract change hands.

[Trident 4609]

WA 6721 on 703 School run in New Invention 07.20 yesterday morning. This is usually a WB Enviro, have I missed something has the contract change hands.

WA operate the 703 now. The AM trip is on an X51 running board.

[Adam 404]

I notice that the 966 hasn't been added to the separate Platinum website. Is there a reason for this?

[monkeyjoe]

Suspect might be because of these rumoured changes.

[888DUK]

WA operate the 703 now. The AM trip is on an X51 running board.

Thanks Nathan much appreciated :)

[BU07 LGO]

If my eyes don't deceive me 6850 appears to have an advert frame?

[Trident 4609]

If my eyes don't deceive me 6850 appears to have an advert frame?

As have 6851-4, on the offside atleast.

[Gareth]

That's a shame. Personally I think it cheapens the brand. The current platinum fleet are quite eye catching, with advert frames watering it all down, not so much eye catching.

[Mike K]

That's a shame. Personally I think it cheapens the brand. The current platinum fleet are quite eye catching, with advert frames watering it all down, not so much eye catching.

I'd be interested to know just how much income is brought in through bus advertising. NXWM go to great lengths to maximise advertising space, and recent modifications to the branding and vinyls on the hybrid vehicles, and now putting advert frames on non-branded Platinums are examples of that. Some operators however seem to have pretty much done away with bus advertising, e.g. Go North East, Brighton & Hove.

[Gareth]

I think they probably make a huge amount with ad revenue, and with extra platinums replacing normal livery and therefore advert space, there must be a slight dip in that income.

[Westy]

Have Perry Barr's drivers got to grip with their Platties compared to Wolves, as I caught 6818 on the Suttons earlier, and compared to the 529's, they didnt have to 'restart' once.

[Dom]

Have Perry Barr's drivers got to grip with their Platties compared to Wolves, as I caught 6818 on the Suttons earlier, and compared to the 529's, they didnt have to 'restart' once.

What do you mean by didn't have to restart?