New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[winston]

Excellent news. I'm just waiting for the 'the brand is being diluted' nonsense comments!

I don't see how anyone can complain about further new investment with higher spec buses, whether destined full stopping or limited stop routes.

[Gareth]

I don't see how anyone can complain about further new investment with higher spec buses, whether destined full stopping or limited stop routes.

Agreed. If anything it enhances the whole NXWM brand.

[DJ]

officially announced today is this years order which is for another 75 platinums (6968-7000; 7500-7541) which are due in about 3 months

Great news, I presume this will see off most of the 51/02 plate Tridents, either by replacing them directly or allowing for cascades?

Are you allowed to say what routes they're for yet? I'm crossing my fingers for the 79 but I doubt it, but if not, the 74 would be great, then move those E400s to WN or something.  ;)

[Tony]

Agreed. If anything it enhances the whole NXWM brand.

And 164 new vehicles in 6 months is an impressive investment, that's not far off First & Stagecoach(excluding London) annual investment in a much bigger fleet

[winston]

Agreed. If anything it enhances the whole NXWM brand.

Exactly, and the new bolder coloured branding on the Platinum base liveries now seen on the 9 & 50 shuts the 'Platinum Livery is so dull crowd up'

[Tony]

Great news, I presume this will see off most of the 51/02 plate Tridents, either by replacing them directly or allowing for cascades?

Are you allowed to say what routes they're for yet? I'm crossing my fingers for the 79 but I doubt it, but if not, the 74 would be great, then move those E400s to WN or something.  ;)

Not actually decided yet is why I cannot tell you the routes

[uniquicity]

Agreed. If anything it enhances the whole NXWM brand.

Also depends on whether we've reached the point when these will replace the original Platinums (to be repainted into Crimson / Blue / Green) or if they are in addition

[Sayeed]

Great news, I presume this will see off most of the 51/02 plate Tridents, either by replacing them directly or allowing for cascades?

Are you allowed to say what routes they're for yet? I'm crossing my fingers for the 79 but I doubt it, but if not, the 74 would be great, then move those E400s to WN or something.  ;)

I'll use my old prediction

Platinums for the 1 & 59 (WN)

[winston]

And 164 new vehicles in 6 months is an impressive investment, that's not far off First & Stagecoach(excluding London) annual investment in a much bigger fleet

Also not forgetting the following coaches arriving in the same period:

15 x Scania / Levante III's for Start Hill (14) & Walsall (1)
6 x Scania / Levante II's for JLR (BC)

[Tony]

Also not forgetting the following coaches arriving in the same period:

15 x Scania / Levante III's for Start Hill (14) & Walsall (1)
6 x Scania / Levante II's for JLR (BC)

20xscania levante for JLR (hence the gap in the fleetnumbers up to WA 277) in the same period along with more for owned ops and around another 25 new hi-spec coaches for the Kings ferry group + the Citaros for Stewarts

[winston]

20xscania levante for JLR (hence the gap in the fleetnumbers up to WA 277) in the same period along with more for owned ops and around another 25 new hi-spec coaches for the Kings ferry group + the Citaros for Stewarts

I was just going on the additions under WMT Ltd.

It's got to be the way to go, to try and turnaround the year on year falls in passenger number nationwide.

[paulb1973]

Slight shame the fleet numbers couldn't continue from 6968 without a gap - but the others are occupied! It's probably 40 years since 7000 (and beyond) was reached and passed in the PTE era.

[monkeyjoe]

51 and 33 need another upgrade it's been soooo long ;)

[monkeyjoe]

Actually it's been a while since the 4/ 37 has had an upgrade lol

[Jack]

51 and 33 need another upgrade it's been soooo long ;)

Please no, it's bad enough when a Platinum appears on the 51 and people let it go past as they think it's the X51.

It's actually time the 907, 952 and X21 had an upgrade  8)

I think there's a chance they could send some to PE and put them on the 529, and more to YW for the 35 perhaps?