New Deliveries / New Livery & Branding Discussion

[Tony]

West Bromwich already has some (and Scanias).

They are the only type you don't have to train everybody on as the cabs on the E200MMC & E400MMC are identical, so they are both signed if if you have been trained on the other

[Tony]

E172 & E173 have just arrived, so 9 delivered this week so far (along with E164-70)

[ellspurs]

E172 & E173 have just arrived, so 9 delivered this week so far (along with E164-70)

I passed one on the Aston Expressway around 1pm so I guess it was one of these? (I only saw the Alexander Dennis on the display and that it was a 73 plate).

[Tony]

I passed one on the Aston Expressway around 1pm so I guess it was one of these? (I only saw the Alexander Dennis on the display and that it was a 73 plate).

They arrived within about 10 minutes of each other, so I cannot tell which you saw

[don]

Can I ask a cheeky question @Tony ?

As CV destinations are displayed on the photos of the latest deliveries, are these first ten going there, possibly to displace E020 to E029 to a Birmingham garage? Or perhaps alternatively another 10 B7RLEs? 

[Tony]

Can I ask a cheeky question @Tony ?

As CV destinations are displayed on the photos of the latest deliveries, are these first ten going there, possibly to displace E020 to E029 to a Birmingham garage? Or perhaps alternatively another 10 B7RLEs?

No, Sorry, just a case of at the moment the only next stop file that has been written for the LED next stop screens is Coventry's, so to check they work correctly I have to put Coventry destinations on the front to check the announcements.

[don]

No, Sorry, just a case of at the moment the only next stop file that has been written for the LED next stop screens is Coventry's, so to check they work correctly I have to put Coventry destinations on the front to check the announcements.

No problem - I did wonder 😀

[Jack6101]

I've noticed over last few days multiple platinums have had there red brading removed under upstairs windows at rear but where fleet number is still got the red branding 6969 I noticed and a few others 

[Wba_lad]

I've noticed over last few days multiple platinums have had there red brading removed under upstairs windows at rear but where fleet number is still got the red branding 6969 I noticed and a few others

Yeah I noticed that, I think across the company all free WiFi stickers and branding are being romoved I noticed it on some Walsall 67s then I noticed it on other buses too.

[EK40]

the three zenobe spares currently in use at yw are now in the new standard grey/red stripe livery now

[2900]

Yeah I noticed that, I think across the company all free WiFi stickers and branding are being romoved I noticed it on some Walsall 67s then I noticed it on other buses too.

WiFi being switched off i've heard ,apparently only 1% of customers use it , i,m sure Tony has mentioned in the past its huge cost for  the equipment etc 

[Gareth]

the three zenobe spares currently in use at yw are now in the new standard grey/red stripe livery now

Have they just had a red stripe added to their all over dark grey, or have they had the fronts painted light grey too?

[Coventrybususer95]

Have they just had a red stripe added to their all over dark grey, or have they had the fronts painted light grey too?

Just the red strips as they was already half and half iirc

[Tony]

Just the red strips as they was already half and half iirc

No, allover darker grey

[Mike K]

I may be mistaken as it was quite some distance away, but I thought I saw one of the new electric buses in the new two-tone grey diagonal livery, complete with diagonal red stripe and detailing, going round the island at Selly Oak Retail park at around 9.30 this morning.