Platinum

[Steve3229vp]

The 900 and 957 currently have 18 platinums. So if they do retain there allocation they'd still have 18 wouldn't they?
Its not been confirmed that the Bristol Road express has been shelved has it?

OK then, if they retain there 18 plus maybe 6 more for the 960 that makes 24, will the new Bristol Road express need let's say 8 platinums, really ?

[Steve3229vp]

The Bus and Coach article states that 34 Platinum buses are going to Birmingham Central which will displace the existing Platinum buses to other garages, At the moment BC have 18 which they will have 16 more. So if the 900 and 957 retain there allocation and the new 960 having 6 that totals 24 and with the Bristol Road express route possibly being shelved why do BC need 34 platinums ?. Even If the Bristol Road express goes ahead will it require let's say 8 ?

[Sayeed]

Harborne corridor can have the remainder of platinums :)

[BK63 YWP]

Looks like the Suttons are next for the platinum treatment will the 914 be platinum too as the majority of the 914s are existing 63 plate E400

[Nxwm]

Rumour has it that perry barr to start receiving platinums from
Next week any truth in it?

[BK63 YWP]

Rumour has it that perry barr to start receiving platinums from
Next week any truth in it?

Wouldn't 6780-6795 come first before 6796-6805 arrives??

[B.C Driver]

The Bus and Coach article states that 34 Platinum buses are going to Birmingham Central which will displace the existing Platinum buses to other garages, At the moment BC have 18 which they will have 16 more. So if the 900 and 957 retain there allocation and the new 960 having 6 that totals 24 and with the Bristol Road express route possibly being shelved why do BC need 34 platinums ?. Even If the Bristol Road express goes ahead will it require let's say 8 ?

I still think they are making a mistake by having an express route on the Bristol Rd. The 900 / 957 take full advantage of the Small Heath bypass, as do the 934 etc in Six Ways Aston and Birchfield / Perry Barr. The Sutton routes also have the Expressway. There is nothing like that on the Bristol Rd.
Also I think a 960 would be a mistake.
The Bristol Rd have had a 921, 949, 961, 963, 964 - all have been withdrawn.

[Squiz1971]

Wouldn't 6780-6795 come first before 6796-6805 arrives??

Would be logical in theory @Chris, though the debacle with MCW & Park Royal with the Fleetlines in the 70's nothing would surprise me lol

[winston]

I still think they are making a mistake by having an express route on the Bristol Rd. The 900 / 957 take full advantage of the Small Heath bypass, as do the 934 etc in Six Ways Aston and Birchfield / Perry Barr. The Sutton routes also have the Expressway. There is nothing like that on the Bristol Rd.
Also I think a 960 would be a mistake.
The Bristol Rd have had a 921, 949, 961, 963, 964 - all have been withdrawn.

But would it also be also not be fair to say, that any people that commute along the Bristol Rd may opt to use First's 144 as it is currently quicker than NXWM's Bristol Rd routes over similar sections. A limited stop Bristol Road Platinum service should be able to match those journey times to key stops along the route

[Squiz1971]

But would it also be also not be fair to say, that any people that commute along the Bristol Rd may opt to use First's 144 as it is currently quicker than NXWM's Bristol Rd routes over similar sections. A limited stop Bristol Road Platinum service should be able to match those journey times to key stops along the route

True as the 963 I believe worked fairly well back in the 80's & 90's before it became the 64 first I think despite using DP Timesaver(waster) Metrobuses but also the Bristol Road has changed a lot in certain places and is much busier now I would surmise

[B.C Driver]

But would it also be also not be fair to say, that any people that commute along the Bristol Rd may opt to use First's 144 as it is currently quicker than NXWM's Bristol Rd routes over similar sections. A limited stop Bristol Road Platinum service should be able to match those journey times to key stops along the route

Very few people travelling between Longbridge and City use the 144, as most have NX passes / daysavers, and the others just tend to stick to the 61 and 63. The ammount of times Ive been behind a 144 and it pulls in to a crowded stop and then pulls out again without anybody getting on.
In the days of the 964 people would ask to get off at non 964 stops, open the emergency door button. Not straying from the 63 route (apart from briefly at Rubery) didnt help.
There are no flyovers, underpasses on the Bristol Rd. The A34 is spoilt!

[don]

Wouldn't 6780-6795 come first before 6796-6805 arrives??

It's not unknown - previous batches of E400s had later numbered vehicles delivered out of sequence (e.g Coventry in advance of some of the West Bromwich ones in the 49xx series). It depends how NXWM have specified them to arrive.

[Squiz1971]

It's not unknown - previous batches of E400s had later numbered vehicles delivered out of sequence (e.g Coventry in advance of some of the West Bromwich ones in the 49xx series). It depends how NXWM have specified them to arrive.

If you look the registrations of the CV E40d's they followed on from the previous batch of WM E40D's even though they were numbered later in the sequence

[Tony]

Rumour has it that perry barr to start receiving platinums from
Next week any truth in it?

No!............this week

[Dom]

6779 has come out for the first time, on the 126.