NXWM 2016 Orders

[Trident 4194]

Wonder if we will see streetdeck platinums. First Worcestershire are certainly shining

[John]

18 buses is not enough for the Suttons (just 902/4/5).

I don't know why everyone think we are going Platinum, I might be completly wrong but I can not see us going platinum. Just go and look upstairs at the back to see how the current Enviro400s are treated

[pb2012]

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.

The elegant two-tone grey Platinum buses have proved so popular that the operator now plans to buy 65 more in 2016 to serve every district of the Black Country. National Express is expecting the first new buses to be on the road in the summer.

[BU07 LGO]

18 buses is not enough for the Suttons (just 902/4/5).

I don't know why everyone think we are going Platinum, I might be completly wrong but I can not see us going platinum. Just go and look upstairs at the back to see how the current Enviro400s are treated

Can't be any worse than the 529!

[monkeyjoe]

The 914 can do one; you can't tell me the 94 isn't busier than that service. In my 18 i was just referring to the 902/4/5. Ha ha

[BK63 YWP]

The 914 can do one; you can't tell me the 94 isn't busier than that service. In my 18 i was just referring to the 902/4/5. Ha ha

Sutton Coldfield isn't in the Black Country... X10 and 1?

[monkeyjoe]

Sutton Coldfield isn't in the Black Country... X10 and 1?

I think we have established that not "ALL" of the new buses are going to the Black country if you read above, that was my original point.

[John]

The 914 can do one; you can't tell me the 94 isn't busier than that service. In my 18 i was just referring to the 902/4/5. Ha ha

18 is not enough just for the 902/4/5

The 914 can be very busy at peak times

[BK63 YWP]

I think we have established that not "ALL" of the new buses are going to the Black country if you read above, that was my original point.

I was going off the article. According to that it says 65 platinums to serve every district of the black country?

Just have to wait for the official announcement

And idea where the non platinums will go

[Dom]

18 is not enough just for the 902/4/5

The 914 can be very busy at peak times

There is 25 overall at PB that have the sutton lines/ sutton travelcard style branding.

[2206]

There is 25 overall at PB that have the sutton lines/ sutton travelcard style branding.

26 not 25.

[MW]

For me, what's more interesting is the cascades WN will have and where they'll go. AG still have 25odd Plaxtons don't they? What will they be replaced with I wonder? Tridents? Seeing as it's now got ADL buses, it may well be? Or maybe Tridents to WB/CV and Geminis to AG. No doubt YW will get some Tridnets.

[Michael Bevan]

18 buses is not enough for the Suttons (just 902/4/5).

I don't know why everyone think we are going Platinum, I might be completly wrong but I can not see us going platinum. Just go and look upstairs at the back to see how the current Enviro400s are treated

You say that, but have you seen how WA's are treated? I was on 6735 at the back on the top deck yesterday. The plastic on the seats have been scratched to hell, some of the leather has been ripped.

[winston]

For me, what's more interesting is the cascades WN will have and where they'll go. AG still have 25odd Plaxtons don't they? What will they be replaced with I wonder? Tridents? Seeing as it's now got ADL buses, it may well be? Or maybe Tridents to WB/CV and Geminis to AG. No doubt YW will get some Tridnets.

WN will mostly likely lose 04/54 plate Tridents to BC & possibly YW to remove early Tridents from City Centre routes.

I expect AG will either receive further Gemini's as a result of cascades. No point putting Tridents in to AG this late in their lives. Same applies to Tridents in to WB.

[Kevin]

I expect AG will either receive further Gemini's as a result of cascades. No point putting Tridents in to AG this late in their lives. Same applies to Tridents in to WB.

Geminis from where though? So many new buses at WN can only really mean Tridents being released, and there's nowhere really you'd replace Geminis with older Tridents