Platinum

[PM]

Can't say my first experience of Platinum today was like that. Smart friendly driver, sat upstairs on comfy seat with an unbelievable amount of legroom and used FAST wifi to get up to date with emails. The X51 really did seem fast, all in all, top marks NXWM, it really is a way to grow patronage and promote the bus.

[monkeyjoe]

That was probably due to the horrendous traffic caused by the blues game delaying everything I was stuck in my car on the small heath by pass sat eve.

[Other Walsall Tony]

Dear Mr Hunter,

What is happening to the 529?  Yes, I know it is very susceptable to congestion caused by roadworks* or accidents, but now almost every day sees buses running in convoys of two, three or even four. Passengers are blaming the stop/start technology, but I cannot see dwell times being extended. So what is the problem?

*eg Thurs 29/9

[Kevin_Brum12]

Looks like the Sutton routes are going Platinum....

http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/welcome-to-platinum

[monkeyjoe]

I wonder where the current allocation on the Sutton lines will go ; any indicators yet?? Apologies if been discussed already .

[Stuharris 6360]

Looks like the Sutton routes are going Platinum....

http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/welcome-to-platinum

No mention of the X10, lets hope NE have dropped that idea!

[karl724223]

No mention of the X10, lets hope NE have dropped that idea!

X10 not having new platinum buses    Second hand from bc

[Kevin_Brum12]

I wonder where the current allocation on the Sutton lines will go ; any indicators yet?? Apologies if been discussed already .

I'd have thought Birmingham Central, to upgrade the Bristol Road corridor and allow a cascade, with the more elderly vehicles including the Presidents falling out of the bottom.

Also will be interesting to see if Arriva respond given the 110 which goes the same way is one of their flagship "Sapphire" routes.

[2206]

I'd have thought Birmingham Central, to upgrade the Bristol Road corridor and allow a cascade, with the more elderly vehicles including the Presidents falling out of the bottom.

Also will be interesting to see if Arriva respond given the 110 which goes the same way is one of their flagship "Sapphire" routes.

Could also possibly stay at PB for the 94, 65, or 67.

[MW]

Could also possibly stay at PB for the 94, 65, or 67.

Yeah. Maybe we'll see some more ALX400s heading for AG/WA. And maybe 4506 will join the rest of the 53 plates at AG.

[John]

Looks like the Sutton routes are going Platinum....

http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/welcome-to-platinum

It mentions that the 914 is also to go Platunum. There won't be enough new buses for all 902/914 running boards

Just seen a pic of the branding on 6802, it is grey and looks the smartest branding on the MMCs yet

[Stu]

Yeah. Maybe we'll see some more ALX400s heading for AG/WA. And maybe 4506 will join the rest of the 53 plates at AG.

I think the opportunity is there to cascade out some of the ALX400 B7TLs to directly replace more Presidents at AG, WA and WB.

[2206]

I think the opportunity is there to cascade out some of the ALX400 B7TLs to directly replace more Presidents at AG, WA and WB.

WA are losing there B7TL ALX400 to AG and WB.

[Westy]

No mention of the infamous 'stop start' technology on that page then.

[John]

I think the opportunity is there to cascade out some of the ALX400 B7TLs to directly replace more Presidents at AG, WA and WB.

Well there are 26 Enviro400s currently on the Suttons, and 33 ALX400s left at Perry Barr (according to my fleetlist). If the powers that be wanted to get rid of them all, then they could when the remaining Geminis from Coventry arrive