NXWM 2016 Orders

[GeminiFan1991]

Seeing as the dawn of 2016 is nearly there and with it brings another batch of vehicles to NXWM (Fairly diverse) range fleet.

Does anyone have know anything confirmed routes/ garages where these vehicles will be new and which garages will be getting cascades ?! My personal opinion is that the Plaxtons will be rid of or at the very least be left in very small numbers and I hope the Suttons go Platinum.

Any takers and opinions ?!

[Trident 4609]

Seeing as the dawn of 2016 is nearly there and with it brings another batch of vehicles to NXWM (Fairly diverse) range fleet.

Does anyone have know anything confirmed routes/ garages where these vehicles will be new and which garages will be getting cascades ?! My personal opinion is that the Plaxtons will be rid of or at the very least be left in very small numbers and I hope the Suttons go Platinum.

Any takers and opinions ?!

I do agree, more Presidents will leave next year. I can see most, if not all of the order being Double Decker.

If i was hazarding a guess, i'd say new Double Deckers for WN (Their newest standard DD's are 11 years old!). I'd have a punt on the Suttons going Platinum.

[2206]

If i was hazarding a guess, i'd say new Double Deckers for WN (Their newest standard DD's are 11 years old!).

126 possibly?
The newest Deckers at AG are also 11 years old. AG may possibly get a newer vehicle type next year.

[MW]

Tbh, i don't even think NX would have decided what is on order for next year, let alone where the buses will be going.

I do agree, more Presidents will leave next year. I can see most, if not all of the order being Double Decker.

If i was hazarding a guess, i'd say new Double Deckers for WN (Their newest standard DD's are 11 years old!). I'd have a punt on the Suttons going Platinum.

Seeing as there are at least 27 Geminis now branded for the Outer Circle, if all of them were on the Circle at once, only 17 Presidents maximum could be on it.

This leaves 19 Presidents for the 1 (Gemini/President/E200 allocated) & 966 (Gemini/President), which is too much.

Basically it'll lead to either a lot of branded Geminis appearing elsewhere, or Presidents leaving real soon.

I think next year will see a new vehicle type introduced at Acocks Green though, which would be interesting.

[Stu]

I would expect the vast majority of new vehicles being delivered next year will be double-decks, and almost certainly will be Enviro400 MMCs.

Of course, we'll all have our own opinions on which routes will 'deserve' new buses, but I'm afraid that decision will not be down to us, but the management at NX.

No doubt the management team are already planning for the new emission requirements for double-deck buses in the SQP zone in 2017(?), so new bus deliveries and movements will be dictated by those requirements.

[Dylanbusboy45]

As the next oldest single decks are the 17xx I don't think there will be any new single decks unless the 17xx are sent to Dundee to replace older buses there like the B10BLEs.

[BK63 YWP]

More streetdecks xD

[GeminiFan1991]

I think with a batch coming in with an accumulative value well into the millions, I like to think NX have a rough idea where they're going. I can't imagine they'll let them come before deciding.

It's also worth noting if the time with the Gemini 3 Demonstrator produces a few deliveries and not to mention the Streetdecks ! Enviro 400MMCs are almost guaranteed and in regards to the E200MMCs, Im sure NX would want them to come fully working this time round !

[Liverpool Street]

No more ADL products... pleasee

[James4368]

Hopefully

Volvo B8RLE's like Trent Barton has :)

[winston]

I also expect the majority of next years orders to be double deckers and more than likely more E400MMC's.

I expect BC to gain a batch of new double deckers for either the Bristol Rd as the 97 now appears to be gaining refurbished Crimson Tridents - Y-reg Tridents out (34 still at BC)

I expect WN will gain a new Crimson fleet for the 126

YW will gain a batch of either new or nearly cascades as it must have one of the oldest double decker fleets with 13 x Presidents & 47 x Tridents (02/52 plate) = 60 from a total double decker allocation of 97. I'd expect those to go on the 2 & 3.

AG may gain a batch of new double deckers or newer cascades for the 5 & 31. Outer Circle will not receive anything new for some time with new branding only just being applied now. Presidents out

PB may gain a batch of Platinum's for Sutton Lines to compete against Arriva's 110 Sapphire route, 63 plate E400's cascaded on to 65/67 or 94 to release B7TL/ALX400's from PB

I'd expect Dundee to gain a small batch of new double deckers (max 10)

NXC may also gain a batch of new double deckers

The above will all be dependant on the outcome of the Greener Bus bids for Electric / Hydrogen Fuel Cell & retro-fitting 200 existing buses with Euro 6 traps.

[bensweeney14]

No more ADL products... pleasee

Volvo and Scania are the way forward! :D

[Liverpool Street]

Volvo and Scania are the way forward! :D

Yes! Some variation!! That's what we need now. :D

[domino.99]

Yes! Some variation!! That's what we need now. :D

Just not single deck Volvo's because they are shite! IMO

[Trident 4194]

Just not single deck Volvo's because they are shite! IMO

You prefer e200 to b7rle? Are you ok?