Repaints & Retrims 2016

[2206]

4638 was done in 2015 and is currently in for repaint.
@Ashley 60171

And 4649 got done in July 2015 (red and white) and again in December 2016 (crimsonhttp://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4649.html

December 2015

[MW]

They're gonna have to do them at some point anyway, so to keep to the buses done in batches/route by route, it's simpler to do it now. 4507-4523, 4660-79 will probably be the only NXWM livery buses at AG for a couple years, rest Crimson. I expect the remainder of the Presidents at AG will at least be decimated this year, which makes me think 4700-17 may actually come here. Who knows eh.

[paulb1973]

Are there plans for more Coventry buses to be repainted in too the two tone blue

It doesn't look like many Coventry buses will gain the two-tone blue in 2016 - but who knows. The 4830-42 batch of Enviro 400's were delivered in late 2011/early 2012 so might fall due for repaint in 2016/2017. The other Enviro 200's and Enviro 400's and Volvo B7RLE single decks are all fairly recent deliveries. All the older Tridents/Volvo's in the 4203 to 4424 range presumably won't ever receive it and that only really leaves 4450-54 and the ten Wright Eclipse Gemini's. I can't imagine the 10 O530G Citaro Bendibuses will receive that livery either.

[Tony]

The paintshop is having a good week this week with 4525; 4638 & 7033 already finished!

[Tony]

Vehicles returned to garages last week
1950; 4525; 4638; 4654; 7020

Vehicles currently in paint
AG       4640, 4650; 4655
BC       4631, 4463, 4447, 4455
PB       7022, 7031, 7021, 4827, 4828, 4821
WB      1947, 1941, 1952

Vehicles painted in 2016 so far
1946; 1948; 1950
4105; 4164
4449; 4464; 4468
4525, 4528; 4532
4638; 4641; 4642; 4647; 4648; 4654
4818; 4819; 4825
7020; 7030; 7032; 7033

Buses in service in new livery
Crimson
PB 1863-1877 (15)
PB 1905 (1)
WB 1938/46/8/9/51/2 (6)
AG 2201-50 (50)
PN 3301 (1)
BC 4449/62/4/6/8 (5)
AG 4525/7-34 ( 9 )
AG 4635/6/8/9/41-5/7-9/52/4/7/9 (16)
WB 4738-62 (25)
PB 4799-815/7-20/2/3/5/6/9 (26)
PN 6101-22 (22)
YW 6123-48 (26)
PB 7020/3/4/6/30/2/3 (7)

Total 209

Blue
CV 4763-75 (13)

Total 13

Platinum
BC 6701-18 (18)
WA 6719-58 (40)

Total 58

Green
431-5 (5)
1774-86 (13)
2057/8 (2)
7002-4 (3)

Total 23

[Liberator9]

@Tony

Very impressive how many vehicles Walsall put into Crimson over 2015 and 2016 - excellent to see more and more of the fleet being rolled out in it.

I'm sorry for asking again but is 1926 any closer to a return - been out a long time now.

[Tony]

@Tony

Very impressive how many vehicles Walsall put into Crimson over 2015 and 2016 - excellent to see more and more of the fleet being rolled out in it.

I'm sorry for asking again but is 1926 any closer to a return - been out a long time now.

The bodywork is back together and it has been started, but a lot of electrical work to do

[Liberator9]

@Tony

Thanks for the update - certainly sounds like it has been a complex job in repairing it.

[Westy]

Strange that none of the northern Black Country depots have no crimsons yet!

Dont know about Wolverhampton, but the only time Walsall ever sees one, is when the 45 has one.

[Tony]

Strange that none of the northern Black Country depots have no crimsons yet!

Dont know about Wolverhampton, but the only time Walsall ever sees one, is when the 45 has one.

Oh Of Course, Walsall, the garage with the second highest number of buses in the new livery in the entire system!

It's not strange at all, remember I am a former Walsall garage person, and I have written the order that the buses will be done, I have no prejudice against Walsall, but there are more things to take into account, than, 'I'd like them done'

[Mike K]

Birmingham garages far to important!

Walsall has one of the largest allocation of new livery vehicles, albeit the Platinum version, and these are brand new not refurbs. And Pensnett was the first garage to receive brand new Crimson livery buses. Plus it's already been notified that Platimum buses will be serving all Black Country regions later this year. So not sure I buy this Black Country always gets a raw deal thing.

[karl724223]

And brand new bus 3301 at pensnett

[Stuharris 6360]

Walsall has one of the largest allocation of new livery vehicles, albeit the Platinum version, and these are brand new not refurbs. And Pensnett was the first garage to receive brand new Crimson livery buses. Plus it's already been notified that Platimum buses will be serving all Black Country regions later this year. So not sure I buy this Black Country always gets a raw deal thing.

What about WN though, an important service like the 126 and those buses were one of the last to be repainted in the now former fleet livery. They went around for many months in a disgraceful state and nobody seemed to care!

[Tony]

What about WN though, an important service like the 126 and those buses were one of the last to be repainted in the now former fleet livery. They went around for many months in a disgraceful state and nobody seemed to care!

Precisely, they were the last repainted in red/white, so why should I choose them for a Crimson repaint

[Stuharris 6360]

Precisely, they were the last repainted in red/white, so why should I choose them for a Crimson repaint

Well you can't now @Tony because of that reason, however whoever did the job before you should have chosen those buses much earlier. Having buses go around with remnants of the old 126 branding still visible and shabby paint work can't have done NEs reputation any good.