New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[4369Beast]

Does anyone know when the first Platinum E400MMC's are due at YW please?

[John]

Does anyone know when the first Platinum E400MMC's are due at YW please?

6893 was pictured on it's delivery run today, so should be any day now

[Solo1]

Is there a date for when the yw platinums  enter service in on route as per earlier posting

[Mike K]

This has just appeared in my Flickr feed - 6893 on test at Falkirk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/122507681@N02/45862409362/in/feed

With advert frame already fitted, so presumably the first few YW ones will carry generic Platinum branding. I do wonder, given the growing percentage of vehicles in the fleet without advert frames, whether the Platinums will eventually carry advert frames on both sides, with route branding restricted to the front, as per the crimson and red/white fleet.

[Tony]

With advert frame already fitted, so presumably the first few YW ones will carry generic Platinum branding. I do wonder, given the growing percentage of vehicles in the fleet without advert frames, whether the Platinums will eventually carry advert frames on both sides, with route branding restricted to the front, as per the crimson and red/white fleet.

I've already said that all 75, including route branded ones will have advert frames this year.

Photos of 6894 & 6895 will be on the main site shortly

[Mike K]

I've already said that all 75, including route branded ones will have advert frames this year.

Photos of 6894 & 6895 will be on the main site shortly

Apologies, I'd not seen that post. In that case I wondered correctly then.

[CL]

This has just appeared in my Flickr feed - 6893 on test at Falkirk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/122507681@N02/45862409362/in/feed

Not quite 'test run', but appears to be on actual delivery - as per Mr. Scott's description. ;) 6894 & 6896 have also been sighted

Surely they've arrived into Birmingham by now. ???

[cardew]

Will the platinums just creep on to the 50? I would imagine marketing would prefer a "big bang" news story - so unless YW have the space to accommodate 22 extra buses, some could have to be stored elsewhere locally until the big move can be made.....involving AG as well

[filbus1]

Will the platinums just creep on to the 50? I would imagine marketing would prefer a "big bang" news story - so unless YW have the space to accommodate 22 extra buses, some could have to be stored elsewhere locally until the big move can be made.....involving AG as well

It will be the usual gradual change over I would imagine, can't see them storing buses up.

[RW]

Are these new Platinums to exactly the same spec as those already in use ie more of the same , or are there any minor (or major) differences?

[busboy31]

The Platinums are using advert frames on both the offside and nearside.

[SK68MEV]

I think they will have the same branding as the crimson ones as the have advert frames on near side and offside

[Jack]

6138 is also now debranded.

[SK68MEV]

6138 is also now debranded.

any pics

[MasterPlan]

The branding team are gonna' have their work cut out over the next couple of months I guess, especially if the MMCs are to them be rebranded for the 11A/C also.