Platinum

[Trident 4609]

I remember a post stating it was 60mph.

Most NXWM buses are set at 50. BC's Platinums are set at 62 (Maximum Speed you are allowed to set it to). Is there any roads that the X51/934/5/6/997 serve that are higher than a 50mph limit? If not then WA's will probably be set like the rest of the NXWM fleet.

[Tony]

Most NXWM buses are set at 50. BC's Platinums are set at 62 (Maximum Speed you are allowed to set it to). Is there any roads that the X51/934/5/6/997 serve that are higher than a 50mph limit? If not then WA's will probably be set like the rest of the NXWM fleet.

There are now quite a few buses being set at 62mph, including 6147 I was driving yesterday

[MW]

Meanwhile the Plaxtons are around 44mph except for 4023 which isn't limited (is that still the case?)

[BU07 LGO]

Most NXWM buses are set at 50. BC's Platinums are set at 62 (Maximum Speed you are allowed to set it to). Is there any roads that the X51/934/5/6/997 serve that are higher than a 50mph limit? If not then WA's will probably be set like the rest of the NXWM fleet.

A short section of the a5 by the rising sun is 50 on the 935A

[Tony]

Just one 'non-Platinum' 900/957 today, 4159 is on the 957

[dingding]

6718 is out on the 900E this evening

Dave

[BU07 LGO]

Apparently walsall have rejected 2 (or 3) platinums due to oil leaks !

[dingding]

6715 seen this morning at Coventry Road/Clay Lane To City with engineers in attendance.

Dave

[dingding]

It must be serious...6715 on suspended tow back to BC. Been there all day.

Dave

[don]

Apparently walsall have rejected 2 (or 3) platinums due to oil leaks !

Extraordinary!

[Eric Shaw]

An interesting cover to Coach and Bus Week. One of the articles is about Platinums and another about the scrapping of  First Cymru bendies in Swansea. I wonder If Centro are taking this into consideration before going ahead with Sprint. It seems to me that NXWM have a much better solution with the faster services going on  the longer routes as is happening with Platinum.

[Trident 4609]

Considering the 957 is a Platinum service, I only noted one MMC on there this afternoon. The rest were standard E400' s with 2124 putting in an appearance.

[Tony]

So far today every journey on both the 900 & 957 has been operated by a Platinum, every journey has run, and there has been no excessive late running, just a couple of journies around 10 minutes late.

If BC can keep that up it should start impressing the punters!

[GeminiFan1991]

So far today every journey on both the 900 & 957 has been operated by a Platinum, every journey has run, and there has been no excessive late running, just a couple of journies around 10 minutes late.

If BC can keep that up it should start impressing the punters!

Apart from the bus not functioning properly, whats to happen for BC not to send out a Platinum bus ?!

[James4368]

6718 on 957
On it's way to Birmingham 1005

6716 just left Solihull on 957 1010