New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Tony]

No sooner than I post YW are having the next batch it gets changed

7508   PB
7509   PB
7510   PB
7511   PB
7512   PB
7513   PB
7514   PB
7515   BC
7516   BC
7517   BC
7518    YW
7519    YW
7520    YW
7521    YW
7522    YW
7523    YW
7524    YW
7525    YW
7526    YW
7527    YW
7528    YW
7529    YW
7530    YW
7531    YW
7532    YW
7533    YW
7534    YW
7535    YW
7536   YW
7537    YW
7538    YW

[pb2012]

7539/40/41 undecided?????

[BN]

7539/40/41 undecided?????

WN with tachos?

[Westy]

Is Walsall getting anything either new or transferred?

[Tony]

Is Walsall getting anything either new or transferred?

I've just posted where the new ones are going

[Jack D]

3 for BC for X70 maybe ?

[2206]

3 for BC for X70 maybe ?

They could perhaps displace the remaining B7RLE from BC ?
And so there are enough for the platinum routes - X20/X21/X22/X70?

[PB2938]

PB possibly for 907

BC possibly for X21

YW possibly 49/76 or 35 /2

All just guesswork

[BK63 YWP]

WN with tachos?

More spare platinums for the 15/16/17 as they are a few on there each day accompanying the E400

[Dylanbusboy45]

More spare platinums for the 15/16/17 as they are a few on there each day accompanying the E400

Good thought, I understand there's still a few Tridents on there per day, and an extra few would be enough to make it all E400/Platinum I assume

[Stu]

Just to put my speculative hat on for a moment, and to add to what has been commented already.

Looking at the fleetlist, I note that YW has a (relatively) small number (15) of older E400s, which are principally for the 35 route. I would hazard a guess there may be an element of 'standardising' involved, by shifting these vehicles out elsewhere (to where I do not know), leaving YW with just two types of double-deck, the E400MMCs and the Dennis Tridents.

But as YW are due 21 new vehicles, it then begs the question of what else would be removed/cascaded elsewhere. And on what route the 'extra' 6 vehicles would end up on - I don't know how many vehicles the 35 actually needs to be honest, nor the 50, could there be enough to 'upgrade' the 2/3 or 76 as well as the 35?

The other possibility, is that they could be for the 6. From my own observations certainly during peak times, I often see the single decks used are rammed full, so a double-deck upgrade might be appreciated by a number of passengers at least.

I understand this route is due to get new electric vehicles next year, though I believe its not yet been confirmed if they will be single or double deck vehicles yet? Certainly it would be considered 'odd' to upgrade this route to Platinum double-decks this year, only to revert back to singles next year.

But if this is the case, that then leaves the pondering of what happens to the single decks at YW. Certainly, a number would need to be retained for the 27 service, but it is unclear where these would or could be cascaded to, as there doesn't seem to be much of a requirement for full-length single-decks elsewhere in the company, apart maybe from at Dundee?

While a bit of speculation is fun, I guess we'll know soon what the plan is going to be, unless those plans change again!

On a personal note, I wouldn't mind the 2 and 3 getting new vehicles, although I've only been using these regularly for just under a year now, perhaps someone could confirm when the 2 and 3 (previously the 12) last had new buses?

[Tony]

On a personal note, I wouldn't mind the 2 and 3 getting new vehicles, although I've only been using these regularly for just under a year now, perhaps someone could confirm when the 2 and 3 (previously the 12) last had new buses?

Would be the Lynx, that replaced the Metroriders

[Gareth]

I understand this route is due to get new electric vehicles next year, though I believe its not yet been confirmed if they will be single or double deck vehicles yet? Certainly it would be considered 'odd' to upgrade this route to Platinum double-decks this year, only to revert back to singles next year.

BYD bodied E400s I've been lead to believe. Not 100% on how accurate that is though.

[Tony]

BYD bodied E400s I've been lead to believe. Not 100% on how accurate that is though.

Other way around E400City bodied BYDs

[Stu]

OK, so its not beyond the realms of possibility that the 6 could be upgraded with Platinum-spec vehicles as an 'interim measure' until the new electric buses arrive next year, which would also be presumably of some kind of Platinum-spec. Which would then see the 'interim' Platinum E400MMC delivery either stay at YW to see off more elderly double-deck Tridents or be cascaded elsewhere.

This does of course tie in with a comment someone made a while back that the 6 was going to see 'more double-decks' this year, which was initially dismissed at the time.