Repaints / retrims 2015

[Tony]

More changes
4523 transferred to AG is being painted before arrival at AG
PB 4254 is now at Walsall
WA 4330 is now finished
WB 4514 is now finished (see photo http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4514.html )
WB 4225 has replaced it at Walsall
YW 4390 is now finished

Vehicles currently being repainted
AG 4523 (WA); 4661 (WA); 4662 (WA).
BC 4367 (WB); 4438 (WA);
CV 4408 (WA);
PB 4254 (WA)
PE 4354 (WA)
WA 4680 (WA)
WB 4512 (WB); 4514 (WA)
WN 4535 (WA); 4578 (Trailways)
YW 4381 (Trailways); 4388 (Trailways);

[John]

More changes
4523 transferred to AG is being painted before arrival at AG
PB 4254 is now at Walsall
WA 4330 is now finished
WB 4514 is now finished (see photo http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4514.html )
WB 4225 has replaced it at Walsall
YW 4390 is now finished

At least a start is been made on our ALX400s. 4237 is in most need of a repaint, it's pink rather than red at the front. 4254 was one of the better early repaints

[DavieDD2]

Yes - looks good. But I will be quite cross if Dundee buses get repainted in the new-style livery while West Midlands ones don't...

West Midlands are getting all the new buses to apply the new livery to, we're not!

[RW]

Just a thought but if NX are proposing, at this point in time, to continue repaints of existing vehicles in the 'old' standard red and white livery does it mean that in 3 to 5 years time when some of the new E400MMC's are ready for a repaint that the Walsall paint shop will be running 2 repaint lines? One for the new and one for the old liveries. Doesn't sound a very economic operation but it would certainly be 'interesting' for the paint shop operatives making sure the right red goes on the right vehicle!

[Tony]

Just a thought but if NX are proposing, at this point in time, to continue repaints of existing vehicles in the 'old' standard red and white livery does it mean that in 3 to 5 years time when some of the new E400MMC's are ready for a repaint that the Walsall paint shop will be running 2 repaint lines? One for the new and one for the old liveries. Doesn't sound a very economic operation but it would certainly be 'interesting' for the paint shop operatives making sure the right red goes on the right vehicle!

It is no different to when Metrobuses were being painted in one livery and every other bus in Low floor livery.
When we owned Travel London 5 liveries could go through Walsall in the same week, Metrobus, Low floor, Coventry, London & Training

[CL]

It is no different to when Metrobuses were being painted in one livery and every other bus in Low floor livery.
When we owned Travel London 5 liveries could go through Walsall in the same week, Metrobus, Low floor, Coventry, London & Training

6(?), if we count the 997 brand livery. ;)

http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4680.html

[winston]

6(?), if we count the 997 brand livery. ;)

http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4680.html

No 997 liveried buses were repainted, they were new in that livery. So it's still 5  ;)

[PM]

No 997 liveried buses were repainted, they were new in that livery. So it's still 5  ;)

Iirc though, a trident was repainted in a similar, if not identical, livery to match the gem's though  ;D

[winston]

Iirc though, a trident was repainted in a similar, if not identical, livery to match the gem's though  ;D

4128 as a one off :P

[DavieDD2]

Has anyone seen this, I wish I was responsible for it but I have to bow to my superiors!
Gemini 3: Travel West Midlands by KM_Edinburgh, on Flickr

[Liverpool Street]

@DavieDD2 wow. just wow. It really suits it!!

[Sh4318]

@DavieDD2 that looks amazing to be honest, brings me back to the Metrobus days

[Gareth]

Fantastic! Shows that a good livery can make an ugly bus more attractive. The bus equivalent of five pints! 😜

[Kevin]

Now why couldn't they have painted a bus or 2 in an old livery like that to celebrate the 100 years of buses instead of the pathetic little celebration they put on in centenary square?

[Trident 4609]

4535 now back from repaint/retrim and was on the 255 today.