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Started by barry, March 06, 2015, 10:51:05 PM

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winston

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Quote from: Tony on August 17, 2018, 03:08:20 PM
No, the full order is for 89

Bonus!

Will NXWM's be numbered before Dundee's batch?

Quote from: Steve3229vp on August 17, 2018, 03:09:00 PM
I think Tony's "Allocations not yet decided" means NXWM, NXC and Dundee

Dundee's allocation has been decided sometime & already made public, initially 10 were due, since increased to 14. Dundee's will be known as 'Emeralds' not Platinum's hence the question.

https://nxbus.co.uk/dundee/news/buses-the-solution-to-pollution

paulb1973

Quote from: Winston on August 17, 2018, 03:31:40 PM
Bonus!

Will NXWM's be numbered before Dundee's batch?

Dundee's allocation has been decided sometime & already made public, initially 10 were due, since increased to 14. Dundee's will be known as 'Emeralds' not Platinum's hence the question.

https://nxbus.co.uk/dundee/news/buses-the-solution-to-pollution


Presumably the x75 NXWM order will be numbered 6893-6967 - unless they are going to 'back fill' the 66xx etc range.

Kevin

What worries me is that they've ordered them all as Platinum but the allocation is yet to be decided, so routes will be upgraded just because they have Platinum vehicles coming. I do hope it won't devalue the Platinum brand.
Meanwhile the fleetnumbers will likely creep closer to 7000 when there's hundreds of lower numbers available
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

Trident 4194

Quote from: Kevin on August 17, 2018, 04:00:11 PM
What worries me is that they've ordered them all as Platinum but the allocation is yet to be decided, so routes will be upgraded just because they have Platinum vehicles coming. I do hope it won't devalue the Platinum brand.
Meanwhile the fleetnumbers will likely creep closer to 7000 when there's hundreds of lower numbers available

Oh please the platinum brand is already worthless now.

BK63 YWP

@Trident 4194 I think the platinums have increased patronage as they have the USB and wifi as standard and people use them!

Maybe the 9 and X10 (with its route extension) could get some (or give AG some for the X12 and move the whole 6701-6710 batch to pensnett?
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

paulb1973

Quote from: Kevin on August 17, 2018, 04:00:11 PM
What worries me is that they've ordered them all as Platinum but the allocation is yet to be decided, so routes will be upgraded just because they have Platinum vehicles coming. I do hope it won't devalue the Platinum brand.
Meanwhile the fleetnumbers will likely creep closer to 7000 when there's hundreds of lower numbers available

They'll have to number the other way presumably; new vehicles carrying lower fleet numbers. Unless the 7xxx series is carried on with a few gaps.

Eric Shaw

Will the platinums have to be repainted into the new red livery? 

filbus1

Quote from: Eric Shaw on August 17, 2018, 07:15:47 PM
Will the platinums have to be repainted into the new red livery?
I'm sure I read that the Platinum brand will be maintained

Gareth

Quote from: paulb1973 on August 17, 2018, 03:52:21 PM

Presumably the x75 NXWM order will be numbered 6893-6967 - unless they are going to 'back fill' the 66xx etc range.

I'm not sure I'm ready for the 69** series. Some of my favourite buses of the past are from that range. However, if they're allocated to the 94 that'll be fine. (6901/3/4/32/33/50-59/63 please)

Ginger66

Unless it will be two different shades of the platinum livery in the west midlands bus livery

Mike K

Quote from: filbus1 on August 17, 2018, 07:27:05 PM
I'm sure I read that the Platinum brand will be maintained

I'll be interested to see what the next route will be that receives non-Platinum spec vehicles. USB and WiFi are pretty much standard fit now on buses outside of London, in much the same way that air-con, Bluetooth etc are standard on cars. Any route now that receives bog standard spec new vehicles will be hard done by.

BK63 YWP

The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

karl724223

I have it from a good sauce can't say who his initials are HP that 6701/10 are coming to pensnett to join 6711/18  keeping that batch together and make the 126 platinum again with ag getting new plattys

winston

Quote from: karl724223 on August 19, 2018, 01:37:43 AM
I have it from a good sauce can't say who his initials are HP that 6701/10 are coming to pensnett to join 6711/18  keeping that batch together and make the 126 platinum again with ag getting new plattys

As Tony's already confirmed that allocations are undecided unlikely!

There will also be a few months gap between PN taking over the 126 and the new Platinum's arriving.

Steve3229vp

Quote from: Winston on August 19, 2018, 01:42:51 AM
As Tony's already confirmed that allocations are undecided unlikely!

There will also be a few months gap between PN taking over the 126 and the new Platinum's arriving.
Why does that matter ?  The Platinums from the 126 are going onto the X7 and X8

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