NXWM 2016 Orders

[Kevin]

They need to get a move on with this frequency increase its apparently getting because its at capacity now in the rush hours, it cant possibly grow any more if nobody else will fit on the buses!

Damn right. Even the early journeys, I've seen the first X51 of the morning full and standing recently.

[BU07 LGO]

Luckily since the rotas split I don't get too many x51s now but when I do you usually pick up at least 40 on moor street then leave lower bull street with a standing load and miss the 2 law court stops completely!

[winston]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/national-express-putting-65-new-11039511

A bit more info here:
http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/news-across-the-group/2016/platinum-buses-worth-their-weight-in-gold/

[ARBB]

A bit more info here:
http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/news-across-the-group/2016/platinum-buses-worth-their-weight-in-gold/

More info in employee emails today including 2 particular routes receiving platinums

[woody38]

More info in employee emails today including 2 particular routes receiving platinums

What routes are they

[Trident 4194]

What routes are they

Thinks it's confidential

[BU07 LGO]

Lets just say I posted them months ago ;)

[Trident 4609]

126 and 529 will be upgraded to Platinum Status in the summer.

[monkeyjoe]

That's about half of them, then maybe this X10 and the Sutton routes. That's what i think.

[monkeyjoe]

I was on about +40 for 126 & 529 inc spares
+7 for this X10 (if they do it) inc spares
and 18 for the sutton lines inc spares

to get to the 65.

94 or 65/67 to get the scraps from the sutton routes

[BU07 LGO]

I think Walsall will get a few extra

[BK63 YWP]

I was on about +40 for 126 & 529 inc spares
+7 for this X10 (if they do it) inc spares
and 18 for the sutton lines inc spares

Aren't the platinums for the black country? The sutton lines don't come into the Black Country
to get to the 65.

94 or 65/67 to get the scraps from the sutton routes

[monkeyjoe]

Didn't realise they are getting all 65. Must have not read it properly.

[BU07 LGO]

Didn't realise they are getting all 65. Must have not read it properly.

It said the bulk of the 65 was for black country?

[monkeyjoe]

If that's the case i stand by my original guess:-

47 for Black country vs 18 for Sutton makes sense over 70% to the Black country.