Platinum

[BusFan94]

You've obviously never travelled on any bus with talking announcements.

As for 'Platinumising', its nothing to do with the length of the route, but its role within the network as a whole. The Platinum routes are those operating along key corridors connecting key areas, Wolverhampton to Walsall, Wolverhampton to Birmingham, Birmingham to Walsall, Birmingham to Coventry etc.

I have travelled on the X51 but announcements were switched off but visually I could see them

[The Real 4778]

announcements were switched off but visually I could see them

How do other bus users like to see announcements?  Me, I prefer to visually taste and smell them.   ;D

[don]

I have travelled on the X51 but announcements were switched off but visually I could see them

Which is pretty useless if you're blind or partially sighted.

Once you get used to all public transport having announcements and displays (as you would be if travelling in some regions now such as London) it would be second nature, a bit like the start/stop technology. I don't understand the reluctance with these things - although they're obviously not intended for local bus enthusiasts who may know the routes inside out anyway.

Any more new on latest deliveries or despatches from ADL?

[Tony]

6795 on the 126 today

[winston]

6795 on the 126 today

Has 6791 arrived at WN yet?

[monkeyjoe]

I don't notice them in London and very useful being new to west London so "useful" and a modern approach

[Wumpty]

6731 being towed up Stafford Street towards Walsall garage now.

[Westy]

Is Walsall slightly short of Platinums at the moment, as I spotted a red & white E400 on the X51 tonight?

[GeminiFan1991]

Is Walsall slightly short of Platinums at the moment, as I spotted a red & white E400 on the X51 tonight?

I'm sure I read on here that they have 40 buses for 40 boards so if 1 is unavailable (i.e engineering related issue and so on) an E400 will be used. When BC get their new Platinums, I believe 1 of them (6718 I think to keep the fleet numbers uniform) will make its way to WA.

[P419 EJW]

I'm sure I read on here that they have 40 buses for 40 boards so if 1 is unavailable (i.e engineering related issue and so on) an E400 will be used. When BC get their new Platinums, I believe 1 of them (6718 I think to keep the fleet numbers uniform) will make its way to WA.

It's been confirmed by an AG driver that Walsall will not receive 1 Platinum from Birmingham Central. 6701-6710 are going to Acocks Green for the 966 and the rest to Pensnett.

[karl724223]

It's been confirmed by an AG driver that Walsall will not receive 1 Platinum from Birmingham Central. 6701-6710 are going to Acocks Green for the 966 and the rest to Pensnett.

6709/17 to pn I thought

[Stu]

So it looks like the 960 isn't happening then, at least not this year.  :-\

So where does this leave the 966? My understanding was that it would be the 'new' shortened version (Chelmsley Wood to Solihull) that would be Platinum, but so far I haven't seen anything more about this.

Will be great if the 900 and 957 (sorry X1 and X2!) get a frequency increase though, even without the 960.

[GeminiFan1991]

Most interesting.

It's been said in a previous post that AG will be getting 10 Platinums so a shortened 966 doesn't likely unless I'm mistaken and it has a high PVR.

Do we know more about the X61 as in the route itself and so on, will it follow the 61 route but less stops served ?

[Steve3229vp]

With the new X1 replacing the 900 and X2 replacing the 957, I have some questions ?

1. Will the variant on service X1 to Coleshill Heath Road be X1A ?

2. Will the combined frequency of every 7-8 minutes be increased ?

3. Will the X1 run 24 hours and will it be on full route or City to Airport only ?

[BK63 YWP]

Most interesting.

It's been said in a previous post that AG will be getting 10 Platinums so a shortened 966 doesn't likely unless I'm mistaken and it has a high PVR.

Do we know more about the X61 as in the route itself and so on, will it follow the 61 route but less stops served ?

Believe that 6701-6708 to AG = 8 6709-6717 to PN and 6718 to Walsall wasn't it?