TWM Mk2 Metrobuses with orange door poles

[B.C Driver]

Was casting my mind back to about 20 years ago and remember a few Mk2 Metros having orange centre door poles. (2508 was one) and it seemed to be just PB and HY buses, anybody know the reason for this?
Also I remember the 101 branded bus having green poles, but I'm trying to work out why orange.

[Bob]

Anything to do with early diptac specs?

[Bob]

Im sure some of the 51 branded examples had them too

[Liverpool Street]

High contrast for visually impaired iirc along with the "M" on the doors or the triangle on the N113's or the L on Lynx's etc

Maybe @Tony can confirm.

[lynx1103]

Remember/Hockley based 2715 has orange bars upper and lower saloon similarto Leyland Lynx bar pattern.
Also BC 2870 went to Centre bus, Leicester still with original brown moquett seating and pershore road route map
Branding stickers on windows.

[j789]

Didn't all the MK11a Metros have the orange rippled plastic covers on the holding poles as well? Sure the E/F/G reg buses had them.

[Rob H]

Didn't all the MK11a Metros have the orange rippled plastic covers on the holding poles as well? Sure the E/F/G reg buses had them.

Yes all MKIIA's had them :)

[Bob]

Remember/Hockley based 2715 has orange bars upper and lower saloon similarto Leyland Lynx bar pattern.
Also BC 2870 went to Centre bus, Leicester still with original brown moquett seating and pershore road route map
Branding stickers on windows.

Was 2870 not subject to a Marshall refurb then?

[Sh4318]

I remember those poles, they were bumpy (don't know how else to describe them). I also remember there was a MKII with a MKIIa rear emergency exit window at WB

[Gareth]

Remember/Hockley based 2715 has orange bars upper and lower saloon similarto Leyland Lynx bar pattern.
Also BC 2870 went to Centre bus, Leicester still with original brown moquett seating and pershore road route map
Branding stickers on windows.

Was 2870 not subject to a Marshall refurb then?

It had a Marshalls refurb externally and internally as all the others. But no re trimmed seats. A lot of the seats were also the original ones with brown vinyl trim. Absolutely no padding left at all in them!

[Gareth]

I remember those poles, they were bumpy (don't know how else to describe them). I also remember there was a MKII with a MKIIa rear emergency exit window at WB

There was a couple of MK2's with the fully glazed emergency exits. 289* (I think) Originally new to Coventry.

[Bob]

I remember those poles, they were bumpy (don't know how else to describe them). I also remember there was a MKII with a MKIIa rear emergency exit window at WB

There was a couple of MK2's with the fully glazed emergency exits. 289* (I think) Originally new to Coventry.

2862-4 wasnt it?

[Rob H]

I remember those poles, they were bumpy (don't know how else to describe them). I also remember there was a MKII with a MKIIa rear emergency exit window at WB

There was a couple of MK2's with the fully glazed emergency exits. 289* (I think) Originally new to Coventry.

2862-4 wasnt it?

Yes 2862 was one :)

[Bob]

I remember those poles, they were bumpy (don't know how else to describe them). I also remember there was a MKII with a MKIIa rear emergency exit window at WB

There was a couple of MK2's with the fully glazed emergency exits. 289* (I think) Originally new to Coventry.

2862-4 wasnt it?

Yes 2862 was one :)

Didnt they just look same as the mk2A or were they different at all?

[Gareth]

Ah it could be 28*2-4 ring a bell, but couldn't remember if it was 2862-4 or 2892-4.
I think they were just the same as standard MK2's but with just the larger rear emergency. Maybe this was a new option being available by MCW at the time, as I don't ever recall seeing older Metrobuses at different operators having them, but some later MK2's had them.