New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[pb2012]

Currently in build for Pensnett garage

Are these part of the 100 due this year or additional to that?

[Sayeed]

So what happened to the exclusive deal with ADL?

Thanks for raising this question @Stuharris 6360, I wanted to know it too

[Stuharris 6360]

Its been said hundreds of times, it wasn't an exclusive deal, it was just a deal that guaranteed 500 buses over 5 years from ADL.

Sorry to disagree @Dom but have found this

"Peter Coates, Managing Director of National Express UK Bus said: "This multi-year contract represents a major step forward in terms of revitalising our bus fleets – and in the way we do business. By working exclusively with ADL we can harness the vast wealth of knowledge within our various engineering teams, improve vehicle reliability and performance, and give our customers better service."

[Dom]

Sorry to disagree @Dom but have found this

"Peter Coates, Managing Director of National Express UK Bus said: "This multi-year contract represents a major step forward in terms of revitalising our bus fleets – and in the way we do business. By working exclusively with ADL we can harness the vast wealth of knowledge within our various engineering teams, improve vehicle reliability and performance, and give our customers better service."

Fair enough, I was sure Id seen it that it wasn't an exclusive deal. I apologise.

[Stu]

This multi-year contract represents a major step forward in terms of revitalising our bus fleets – and in the way we do business. By working exclusively with ADL...

"By working exclusively" is not to be read as an 'exclusive deal'. That quote was also made by Mr Coates a couple of years ago, and as we all know, things can change. NX can (and will) still honour their deal with ADL, but in the meantime what's not to say that there will be a need for more buses over what has been agreed with ADL? Nothing to stop NX sourcing buses from elsewhere, and it would be in NX's interests to source buses that were better value for money (obviously depending on what the evaluation results were, which I don't know, but one can only assume that NX have been sufficiently impressed with the StreetDeck if they have purchased more) if that were the case.

[Mike K]

To be fair the expression "by working exclusively with ADL" does by definition mean to the exclusion of others. However, it's just the words of Peter Coates as opposed to contractual obligations, I can't see there's any way a bus company could or would sign up to a contract that forbids them buying from other suppliers.

[Gareth]

Any chance we can get the eventual 3318-50 allocated to the 55 route please? 😝

[GeminiFan1991]

Any chance we can get the eventual 3318-50 allocated to the 55 route please? 😝

eventual ?

Unless, the 55 is leaving BY, no chance mate !

[monkeyjoe]

An ex lea hall route ; yeah right lol

[DavieDD2]

Please keep sending WM cast offs to Dundee, we love them! :/

[MW]

Please keep sending WM cast offs to Dundee, we love them! :/

The Geminis are alright aren't they?!

I've not driven 4700-17, but the 2004 ones here in Birmingham are sweet, not sure how the Dundee 2004 ones are though.

[Gareth]

eventual ?

Unless, the 55 is leaving BY, no chance mate !

I knew this would be misunderstood by many! The original 3318-50 were allocated to Washwood Heath in 1963 for the 55 route. Well before my time, I was only just born when the majority of the batch were being withdrawn. But it would be a nice link to the past! 😃

[don]

3306-3317 should work on the 60, and 3351-3383 on the 50 also!! These buses were all new when I was a mere lad!! And indeed the WH batch generally stayed there all of their lives.

I'm guessing PEs five vehicles might get used on some of the hillier routes - a good test for them!

Who knows, Dundee might end up with some 😉

[monkeyjoe]

I knew this would be misunderstood by many! The original 3318-50 were allocated to Washwood Heath in 1963 for the 55 route. Well before my time, I was only just born when the majority of the batch were being withdrawn. But it would be a nice link to the past! 😃

I was one that misunderstood but like you say it's in the past and these days ex Washwood heath routes especially are likely to get nothing lol

[Demonstrator4698]

over all national express have bought 4 more streetdecks. will they be the last ones in the fleet or will more arrive after these ? (3302-3305)