New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[4679]

@Tony any idea why the Platinum deliveries seem to have stopped.

[Tony]

@Tony any idea why the Platinum deliveries seem to have stopped.

There's a slight delay with the last 4 WB ones because they are tacho vehicles and they will be the first buses with the new 'Smart tachographs'. I think the first PB ones might come this week

[4679]

There's a slight delay with the last 4 WB ones because they are tacho vehicles and they will be the first buses with the new 'Smart tachographs'. I think the first PB ones might come this week

Ok thanks Tony didn't realise WB where having Tacho Platinum's.

[Tony]

First new PB platinum 6993 now delivered at BC

[uniquicity]

First new PB platinum 6993 now delivered at BC

Not quite the first batch 6970-6993

Has 6993 been diverted to PB then?

[BK63 YWP]

Has 6993 been diverted to PB then?

It receives ticket machines and branding at bc

[Tony]

Apologies it's the last WB one. First PB one is due this week

[TT90]

Any news on the new branding for the X8 ? All the buses have been debranded but all plain grey at the moment.......... Looking forward to seeing the new livery / branding soon  ;)

[Trident 4609]

Any news on the new branding for the X8 ? All the buses have been debranded but all plain grey at the moment.......... Looking forward to seeing the new livery / branding soon  ;)

Quote from Wolverhampton garage thread. 6779 is having new branding applied today

This is the new style branding, 6779 is being done now.

[Mike K]

Quote from Wolverhampton garage thread. 6779 is having new branding applied today

Interesting to see if it remains purple. Policy was that all routes along main trunk roads would have the same colour branding (albeit different shades) - 9/X10, 35/50, X1/X2 etc - but the X7 and X8 were anomalies using totally different routes into Birmingham.

For consistency with other Hagley Road routes the X8 could go green.

[The Fox 4846]

Do we know currently where the 34 remaining platinums are to be allocated?
I would've guessed 8/9 - PN, 25/26 - BC for the 126 and Bristol Road respectively. The hybrids could then release the E400s on the pershore road. These E400s could then replace the 97 tridents to go to WN and YW, PN could release the remaining MMC's to AG. Just a thought

[winston]

Do we know currently where the 34 remaining platinums are to be allocated?
I would've guessed 8/9 - PN, 25/26 - BC for the 126 and Bristol Road respectively. The hybrids could then release the E400s on the pershore road. These E400s could then replace the 97 tridents to go to WN and YW, PN could release the remaining MMC's to AG. Just a thought

25/26 for the Bristol Road seems steep, there's only ever been max 19 Pershore Rd branded buses + a couple of spares (4895-4912)

[Jack6101]

25/26 for the Bristol Road seems steep, there's only ever been max 19 Pershore Rd branded buses + a couple of spares (4895-4912)

Plus the 126 pvr is more then 9 now since the frequency Increae

[2206]

25/26 for the Bristol Road seems steep, there's only ever been max 19 Pershore Rd branded buses + a couple of spares (4895-4912)

BC might get a few more for their current Platinum routes @Winston so they have enough maybe.
University X20/X21/X22 is mostly Platinum but these still see a couple of B7RLE each day, it was said that these will be leaving BC soon. X70 seems to mostly get standard E400.
Its not uncommon to see the odd non platinum E400 on the 23/24, X20/X21/X22, etc as well.

[karl724223]

Plus the 126 pvr is more then 9 now since the frequency Increae

the streetdecks are supposed to be on that route as well