New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[MasterPlan]

6689 (not my photo)
https://flic.kr/p/Q5ECNo

I've only just checked out the XD thread.  :-[

Looks really good. Makes me miss the Hybrid green on the Geminis.

[CL]

Looks really good. Makes me miss the Hybrid green on the Geminis.

Green certainly suits the MMC, very well.

Not keen on the graphic on the lower part of the bus, if I'm honest. I'm not particularly sure what you'd call it, as well; but having said that, I've heard it been referred to as the 'tide'/'swoop'. But I digress.

I get that, as premium spec vehicles, they'll have to set themselves apart from the generic branded ones. It appears, in this case, the 'Emeralds' have opted in a livery variation, where an aspect of the basic livery design has changed, to do so. I feel now its angular 'swoop' doesn't quite fit in with the curves on the rest of the livery or, indeed, the curves of the MMC body itself.

Nevertheless, it's a minor issue which I see myself coming round to like it... eventually. Not like I'll be heading to Dundee anytime soon. ::) :P

[P419 EJW]

Green certainly suits the MMC, very well.

Not keen on the graphic on the lower part of the bus, if I'm honest. I'm not particularly sure what you'd call it, as well; but having said that, I've heard it been referred to as the 'tide'/'swoop'. But I digress.

I get that, as premium spec vehicles, they'll have to set themselves apart from the generic branded ones. It appears, in this case, the 'Emeralds' have opted in a livery variation, where an aspect of the basic livery design has changed, to do so. I feel now its angular 'swoop' doesn't quite fit in with the curves on the rest of the livery or, indeed, the curves of the MMC body itself.

Nevertheless, it's a minor issue which I see myself coming round to like it... eventually. Not like I'll be heading to Dundee anytime soon. ::) :P

It will be branded so I think the squared off swoop will be a part of the branding.

[Tony]

With delivery of the next batch of buses expected to start in under 3 weeks I will be putting the fleetnumbers & body numbers on the main site tonight along with the allocations of the first 22

[BK63 YWP]

Yardley Wood for the 50?

[SK68MEV]

If u count the E400 MMC's for Yardley would excluding the 2 unbranded one it's 22 and the platinums are 22 for Yardley wood so they are for the 50 I'm presuming

[TT90]

Makes sense for the 50...Any idea which route the current e400 mmc buses will be moved to ?

[I love Walsall buses]

Makes sense for the 50...Any idea which route the current e400 mmc buses will be moved to ?

AG 11A and 11C I think

[John]

AG 11A and 11C I think

No. Those are just rumours

[SK68MEV]

AG 11A and 11C I think

no I think they will keep the germinis there's a possibility the move to the 2 and 3

[2900]

I,ll add my 10 pence worth, yardley woods current MMC,s could upgrade west broms Dudley rd enviro 400 trident2 which are former yardley wood branded 50s,, 22 boards and 2 peak time extras.
some of these 4700s are starting to  look shabby being the first to be Crimson refurbs especially under the gold stripe. 4700s could in theory replace the 4200s my guess

[2900]

Another point most major corridors into city have relatively newish buses 4700s are now 10/11 years old, Dudley rd did in past receive 3 sets of new volvos between 2000/2006

[filbus1]

Another point most major corridors into city have relatively newish buses 4700s are now 10/11 years old, Dudley rd did in past receive 3 sets of new volvos between 2000/2006

Its not going to happen but they could stay at YW and upgrade the 35, the 11 is favourite.

[Solo1]

Wonder if some buses will moved to Coventry to get rid of the Y reg tridents & at other depots

[markcf83]

In regards to the news on the first arrivals at Yardley Wood I will suggest this-the displaced Enviros go onto the 2/3 replacing older Tridents which in turn can remove the oldest Tridents at YW.