New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[nathanielrwi]

@SK68MEV thanks for the clarification, thought I'd seen that somewhere but the repainted Tridents threw me off a bit - cheers :)

[Tony]

Haven't seen this asked before but apologies if it's already been answered. How is it decided whether buses (especially Tridents) are painted in white and blue/red or crimson when repainted, as the YW and WA Tridents for example have been painted into the crimson livery but some other garages or red/white buses being repainted for service in Coventry are repainted in the older livery?

Crimson is the full image including trim, so only buses that get a full refurbishment warrant crimson livery, not just a repaint. Buses older than 57 plate do not have enough life left to justify a full refrurb.

[Westy]

Tridents I can understand, but what's the life expectancy of a Gemini?

They look modern compared to a Trident!

[Tony]

Tridents I can understand, but what's the life expectancy of a Gemini?

They look modern compared to a Trident!

3997 looks modern, so what! Geminis are still 15 or 16 years old the same as Tridents

[Westy]

3997 looks modern, so what! Geminis are still 15 or 16 years old the same as Tridents

You could paint up a Trident in the Wmpte Metrobus style & it wouldn't look too much out of place!

Hint, if you couldn't get another genuine Metro for the heritage fleet!

[markcf83]

What about either an Alexander bodied Volvo or a Wright bodied one in that?

[DavieDD2]

What about either an Alexander bodied Volvo or a Wright bodied one in that?

There's an Alexander bodied Volvo in my profile pic, that was a good livery, any bus would look good in it.

0042 HSR 42X Dundee Travel Volvo Ailsa Alexander RV (fictional) by DD02 BUS, on Flickr

[don]

Looks great DavieDD2.

On the question of the BYD/ADL electrics, can anyone confirm whether the CV ones are on order, and whether single or double deck? I must admit I'd thought it was 29 double decks, 10 for Coventry and 19 for YW - maybe that has changed, particularly with YW getting a new batch of Platinums shortly.

[winston]

Looks great DavieDD2.

On the question of the BYD/ADL electrics, can anyone confirm whether the CV ones are on order, and whether single or double deck? I must admit I'd thought it was 29 double decks, 10 for Coventry and 19 for YW - maybe that has changed, particularly with YW getting a new batch of Platinums shortly.

The bid was based on 10 x E200MMC EV (For routes 9 & 20):
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8pek5efwQSsJ:www.coventry.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/27926/ultra-low_emission_bus_scheme_application_form.docx+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

It doesn't state single of double decker in the funding awards:
https://cbwmagazine.com/winning-bidders-of-ultra-low-emission-bus-scheme-announced/

[don]

Interesting stuff - looks like single deckers - this time next year, and replacing B7RLE on those routes. I wonder whether ultimately the ten would replace the E200s, which could be used elsewhere?

[winston]

Interesting stuff - looks like single deckers - this time next year, and replacing B7RLE on those routes. I wonder whether ultimately the ten would replace the E200s, which could be used elsewhere?

Anything is possible, I guess it will depend what's needed where, there's the Oct TfWM tender round, plus any other extra work taken on / planned expansion.

[John]

Passed 7509 on delivery heading south on the M6 as we were heading north

[CL]

this route-one article details that the order of 19 BYDs has increased to a whopping 117

https://www.route-one.net/articles/Deliveries/100_orders_for_BYD_ADL_Enviro400EV_placed_already

any truth?

[2206]

this route-one article details that the order of 19 BYDs has increased to a whopping 117

https://www.route-one.net/articles/Deliveries/100_orders_for_BYD_ADL_Enviro400EV_placed_already

any truth?

You've misread it.
37 + 32 + 29 + 19 = 117
117 on order for 4 operators in total.

[CL]

You've misread it.
37 + 32 + 29 + 19 = 117
117 on order for 4 operators in total.

Thought that was the case. 🤣 Apologies, my mate had sent the article to me with the same query - had thought it was strange that it hadn't been mentioned! lol