New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Kevin]

Apart from the pure electrics coming, what are people expectations for deliveries this year....

If that's still happening...
There was meant to be a batch of electrics for a Dudley route, that idea quietly disappeared

[Trident 4194]

If that's still happening...
There was meant to be a batch of electrics for a Dudley route, that idea quietly disappeared

Electric singles for the 120 unless that's changed?

[Jack]

It makes me upset to think that we're basically on the verge of losing the second batch of B7TLs. The clock is ticking for the Gemini's...

I doubt it, all the Gemini's, bar the 11 Brandeds have had Euro 6 rated traps and I doubt NX want them all off the road, they've recently been a Crimsoned too. The trapped ALX400's are the same.

[Sh4318]

It makes me upset to think that we're basically on the verge of losing the second batch of B7TLs. The clock is ticking for the Gemini's...

I can see my enthusiasm for buses dying a little when the 41**s are all withdrawn

[don]

I think there will only be just over 100 buses left up to 4304 when the fleet settles down after the new Harborne Platinums have been retrofitted as hybrids. Presumably this year's intake of buses will remove most of them, leaving up to 4424 to be replaced up to the end of 2019.

Will 2020 see the non-Crimson buses up to 4696 and 7018 depart? Anyway that's a long way ahead.

Another interesting point - there are only another 107 Platinums to go until we reach 6999 - after which point it will be interesting to see what happens - presuming any new intake is Platinum, not Crimson??!!!

[winston]

If that's still happening...
There was meant to be a batch of electrics for a Dudley route, that idea quietly disappeared

The 19 x fully electric buses & 22 x fuel cell buses were never due before 2018 even at the time of the announcement. The only one's that haven't materialized are the 10 x Wright HEV96 Gyro-drive buses that were originally due during 2017, however, I vaguely recollect reading that Wrightbus might have shelved or suspended that project?

[don]

The 19 x fully electric buses & 22 x fuel cell buses were never due before 2018 even at the time of the announcement. The only one's that haven't materialized are the 10 x Wright HEV96 Gyro-drive buses that were originally due during 2017, however, I vaguely recollect reading that Wrightbus might have shelved or suspended that project?

I seem to recall it was the HEV96 gyro drive technology that has been suspended by the firm developing it - rather than Wrightbus.

Are some if the buses you're referring to the ones for the Warwick Road, with a fuelling facility to be built in an industrial park at Tyseley?

[winston]

I seem to recall it was the HEV96 gyro drive technology that has been suspended by the firm developing it - rather than Wrightbus.

Are some if the buses you're referring to the ones for the Warwick Road, with a fuelling facility to be built in an industrial park at Tyseley?

Yes the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses are to be be fuelled / based in Tyseley & rumoured / assumed to be for the 37.

[paulb1973]

I think there will only be just over 100 buses left up to 4304 when the fleet settles down after the new Harborne Platinums have been retrofitted as hybrids. Presumably this year's intake of buses will remove most of them, leaving up to 4424 to be replaced up to the end of 2019.

Will 2020 see the non-Crimson buses up to 4696 and 7018 depart? Anyway that's a long way ahead.

Another interesting point - there are only another 107 Platinums to go until we reach 6999 - after which point it will be interesting to see what happens - presuming any new intake is Platinum, not Crimson??!!!

If we ever reach 6999 etc - presumably it'll be a new round of numbering, which could mean anything. Or, they leap over 7001-18/19-33 and continue on from there, but there are still a few Dundee buses with 7xxx fleet numbers? They could re-number the whole batch of E400 MMC's, but that sounds rather messy.

[karl724223]

Or 3306 onwards (streetdecks)

[paulb1973]

Or 3306 onwards

May as well numbered all the MMC's with 3xxx numbers from the start if they do that. I had thought 5001 onwards might have been used, with a swerve around the Hybrids.

[BK63 YWP]

Is nx looking to procure more new buses this year? Any news on the second hand ones mentioned last month?

[2206]

Is nx looking to procure more new buses this year? Any news on the second hand ones mentioned last month?

Does anyone know if Acocks Green will gain more buses next week when they start the JLR shuttles, and if so what they'll get?

[lauren1993]

Deleted. (Remembered it was April fools day!) 😳

[2206]

I've seen a picture of brand new streetdeck 3306. Possibly the first of a larger batch this time?

It looks like a April Fools.
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=79.8640