New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Stu]

See the official press release that was put out.

Don't expect any in the next 12 months

This press release?
https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/newsmedia/news-across-the-group/2018/does-birmingham-dream-of-electric-buses/

[Tony]

This press release?
https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/newsmedia/news-across-the-group/2018/does-birmingham-dream-of-electric-buses/

See This Quote (from November) so still about 16 months away
Within 18 months, National Express plans to have electric buses operating regularly in Solihull, Birmingham and Coventry.

[RW]

Given the 'new' style route branding being applied to vehicles on Routes 9 and 50 can we assume that NXWM has settled on this as the style to be used in future as the replacement for the many existing branding styles currently applied to vehicles?

[RW]

See This Quote (from November) so still about 16 months away
Within 18 months, National Express plans to have electric buses operating regularly in Solihull, Birmingham and Coventry.

Why 16 month wait?
Was reading ADL tweets today regarding introduction of 9xE200EV vehicles by Stagecoach in Guildford and 21xE400 City biogas fuelled vehicles in Bristol by First Group. NXWM does appear to be trailing behind the other major groups in introducing 'new' fuel technology. Is it that they are unsure of the new technology, waiting on budget availability or some other reason?

[winston]

Why 16 month wait?
Was reading ADL tweets today regarding introduction of 9xE200EV vehicles by Stagecoach in Guildford and 21xE400 City biogas fuelled vehicles in Bristol by First Group. NXWM does appear to be trailing behind the other major groups in introducing 'new' fuel technology. Is it that they are unsure of the new technology, waiting on budget availability or some other reason?

NX won funding back in 2016, same time as First/Bristol CC bid for the Bio Gas Bus funding IIRC, no idea on delays in ordering.
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/news/olev-low-emission-bus-scheme-july-2016

[monkeyjoe]

Maybe because West Midlands not completed bus infrastructure projects, unlike say the first bristol examples with their Metrobús be it just 3 routes at the mo

[Tony]

Maybe because West Midlands not completed bus infrastructure projects, unlike say the first bristol examples with their Metrobús be it just 3 routes at the mo

Before praising Bristol check out all the bad press on the overspends and other chaos about it

[Tony]

Some videos of the 'Platinum 50' official photo shoot on Sunday are here
https://vimeo.com/user19340551?fbclid=IwAR0hqGIXaseRvdnRovugARoHUHBBDgvBbHqfbhPtduXrlSDQfh6bpFaRwe8

[Stu]

Some videos of the 'Platinum 50' official photo shoot on Sunday are here
https://vimeo.com/user19340551?fbclid=IwAR0hqGIXaseRvdnRovugARoHUHBBDgvBbHqfbhPtduXrlSDQfh6bpFaRwe8

Ah, you just beat me too it, just seen the article on Birmingham Updates, very cool!

[Tony]

Ah, you just beat me too it, just seen the article on Birmingham Updates, very cool!

Well chuffed with how well I parked the '50'

[mesub]

Well done Tony!  :D

[Tony]

Newly delivered today are
6926 for Pensnett
6944 for Yardley Wood.
6949 for Birmingham Central.
hoping to have them all ready for Friday.
6917 now ready to go to Pensnett
6923 will be ready for Pensnett tomorrow
6920 is currently being 9 branded and should be back at PN tonight

[John]

6930 and another on their delivery runs coming into Brum along the expressway around 10.45am

[Tony]

6930 and another on their delivery runs coming into Brum along the expressway around 10.45am

Flood of new buses arrived today! PN 6927; 6929; 6930; 6931; 6933
BC 6950
all currently at BC
6923 now fully branded for the 9 and ready to go to Pensnett tonight

[broma1k]

6947 on the 70 this afternoon