Platinum

[Trident 4609]

In that article theres a bit that says revamped paintwork will be maroon.  Does that mean red and white is going? ??

See the 'Hey Tony Anything.....' thread

[Sayeed]

Why does National Express Coventry have a separate thread then? Shouldn't it be just listed as one of the garages in this thread?

It was requested by one of the members, I believe that was requested 2 years ago and many of them agreed via poll to create seperate section for Coventry.

[woody38]

These are the routes I would but the new platinum buses on

X51 Walsall-Birmingham fast 24 hours
X62 Chemsley Wood-Birmingam via collecter Rd
X90 Birmingham-Coventry 24 hours

Anybody else agree with me or have there own ideas

[Bob]

I wonder if the cannock extensions will continue on the X51 when it goes platinum or be spun off into another service ie a return to 951A days

[woody38]

Bob I think the X51 north off Walsall are never going to happen except for the peak Journeys, I still miss the X31 never understood why nobody else ever took it on

[Bob]

No thats what I meant Woody, whether the extensions will stay once the route goes platinum or whether theyll just hive the three AM & two pm journeys into another route.  Like when you had the X51 & the 951A. I miss the X31 as well, but Arriva were mental expecting a route to be able to run reliably on the M6. Even some drivers warned them off doing it. Must have been a fantastic service for people who lived in Bentley though!

[The Fox 4846]

What will happen when the new Platinum vehicles arrive
Which garages are going to get which buses.

[James4368]

What will happen when the new Platinum vehicles arrive
Which garages are going to get which buses.

at the moment
Birmingham central , Wolverhampton and Walsall might get the new E400MMC's but I think its 50/50 at the moment

will have to wait until they've been delivered

[Trident 4194]

What will happen when the new Platinum vehicles arrive
Which garages are going to get which buses.

at the moment
Birmingham central , Wolverhampton and Walsall might get the new E400MMC's but I think its 50/50 at the moment

will have to wait until they've been delivered

I think it's the 126, x51, and 900
900-BC
x51-WA
126-WN

[CL]

What will happen when the new Platinum vehicles arrive
Which garages are going to get which buses.

at the moment
Birmingham central , Wolverhampton and Walsall might get the new E400MMC's but I think its 50/50 at the moment

will have to wait until they've been delivered

BC and WA are definitely getting some new ones. As services 900/957/X51 & 997* will be upgraded to Platinum. I agree with you about the 50/50 chance of WN/PL getting some MMCs, as livery prototypes show them on service 126. However, I think AG are due some new vehicles - as do YW & PN (PE).

*Not initially mentioned, yet, as the 997 now interworks with the X51, they will (technically) get new vehicles.

[Gareth]

The only artist impressions I've seen show the 126 as new livery E400 MMC's, not platinum ones. It's also very rare that NX announce what bus routes get new buses this far in advance, so I wouldn't get too excited over a computer mock up just in case.

[leewhayward29]

What garage is getting the new buses for platinum 1st out off BC or WA

[Westy]

What will happen when the new Platinum vehicles arrive
Which garages are going to get which buses.

at the moment
Birmingham central , Wolverhampton and Walsall might get the new E400MMC's but I think its 50/50 at the moment

will have to wait until they've been delivered

BC and WA are definitely getting some new ones. As services 900/957/X51 & 997* will be upgraded to Platinum. I agree with you about the 50/50 chance of WN/PL getting some MMCs, as livery prototypes show them on service 126. However, I think AG are due some new vehicles - as do YW & PN (PE).

*Not initially mentioned, yet, as the 997 now interworks with the X51, they will (technically) get new vehicles.

Surely there's nothing stopping WA altering schedules, so there's no 997/x51 interworking?

[JoNi]

NX Managing Director stated at public meeting I attended yesterday that first platinum buses will enter service on 900/957 in May.

[Chris2301]

I wonder if the 900, 934/5/6, 957, 997 and X51 will be renumbered X1 (like the mock up e400) to X7 to show their platinum status but wouldn't that confuse people due the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 already exist in Birmingham and putting an X in front of those number might confuse people think they were express service of those routes. I would keep the numbers as they are and just upgrade them to platinum