Repaints & Retrims 2017

[Tony]

Vehicles currently in paint

BC       4618; 4628; 5502
YW      1921
PB       4497; 4498
WA     1852; 1857
WB      4235
CV       2166
WN      2061; 2066
Training  4520

Vehicles painted since last update
1855; 1861; 1920; 2020; 2029; 2063; 2167; 4236; 4251; 4489; 4502; 4606; 4629; 4630


Vehicles painted in 2017 so far

Training 1421
WA 1758; 1762; 1766; 1767; 1773
Dundee 1787
WA 1837; 1841; 1850; 1854; 1855; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1884; 1892
YW 1901; 1909; 1914; 1920
WB 1918
YW 1919; 1923; 1924; 1927; 1930
WN 2019; 2020; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; 2027; 2028; 2029; 2063; 2064
CV 2167
Training 4131
WN  4136
CV  4144; 4190
PN  4198
AG 4233
WB 4236
PB  4237; 4240; 4279; 4282; 4283; 4285; 4286;  4287; 4288
WB 4251
WA 4350; 4357
YW 4387
CV 4400; 4403; 4405; 4452
PB 4475; 4476; 4477; 4478; 4479; 4480; 4483; 4484; 4489; 4491; 4492; 4493; 4494; 4496; 4499;
AG 4500; 4501; 4502; 4507
WN 4546; 4550; 4551
YW 4565; 4567; 4568; 4569; 4570; 4571; 4573; 4574; 4575; 4576
WN 4591
BC  4594; 4595; 4596; 4606; 4607; 4609; 4610; 4613; 4614; 4615;  4616; 4617; 4619; 4624; 4625; 4627; 4629; 4630; 4632; 4633
AG 4637; 4676
PB 4692; 4693; 4694; 4695; 4696
Training 4697
Dundee 4713; 4714
CV 4776; 4833; 4836; 4837; 4840
BC 4875


Buses in service in new livery
Crimson
WA 1750-73 (24)
WA 1837/41/5/8/9/50/4/5/9/60/1/80-2/4/92 (16)
PB 1863-1877/98-907 (25)
YW 1909-17/20/3/4 (12)
WB 1918 (1)
PB 1925-30/3 (7)
WB 1936-53 (18)
WN 2019/20/2-9/63/4 (12)
AG 2201-50 (50)
PN 3301-5 (5)
PN 4425-39 (15)
BC 4440-74 (30)
PB 4475-80/83/4/6/9/91-4/6/9 (16)
AG 4500/1/3-7/24-34 (18)
YW 4565-77 (13)
BC 4594-6; 4606-17/9/21-7/9-4 (29)
AG 4635-50/52-7/9 (23)
PB 4687-96 (10)
WB 4738-62 (25)
PB 4799-815/7-29 (30)
PB 4843-56 (14)
BC 4871/2/5 (3)
PN 6101-22 (22)
YW 6123-48 (26)
PB 7019-33 (15)

Total 459

Blue
CV 2167
CV 4763-76 (14)
CV 4836 (1)

Total 16

Platinum
AG 6701-10 (10)
PN 6711-18 ( 8 )
WA 6719-58 (40)
WN 6759-95 (37)
PB 6796-824 (29)
BC 6825-54 (30)

Total 154

Green
431-5 (5)
1774-87 (14)
2050-3/5/7/8 (7)
4076 (1)
4700-17 (18)
7002-10 ( 9 )

Total 54

[Trident 4194]

Hybrids in paint?? New livery?

[BK63 YWP]

Crimson with a green line or a lighter Dundee version?

[Stevo]

Will they lose their green moquette? A bit early for replacement, I'd have thought.

[2206]

Will they lose their green moquette? A bit early for replacement, I'd have thought.

The B7RLE at Wolverhampton, that are the same age as the 61 Plate Hybrids, lost there grey dot moqutte, in return for the grey/red dot crimson moquette.

[Trident 4194]

The B7RLE at Wolverhampton, that are the same age as the 61 Plate Hybrids, lost there grey dot moqutte, in return for the grey/red dot crimson moquette.

Green and yellow seats have worn very well compared to the blue and grey in my opinion

[Mike K]

Green and yellow seats have worn very well compared to the blue and grey in my opinion

Besides the seat facings, the interiors of the B5LHs are still looking very smart all round for their age. It's a bright and pleasant environment with the green and yellow. Would be a shame if it all went grey.

[MW]

I wonder if 4520 will get a new Hanover display, or if it'll just get a static display on the front saying Driver Training or similar. Maybe it'll get one of the Plaxton's front LED display that are most likely lying around at Miller Street. Bloody great improvement the training fleet is getting. Varied too. A Scania, a E400, a B7TL and a Trident.

[2900]

I wonder if 4520 will get a new Hanover display, or if it'll just get a static display on the front saying Driver Training or similar. Maybe it'll get one of the Plaxton's front LED display that are most likely lying around at Miller Street. Bloody great improvement the training fleet is getting. Varied too. A Scania, a E400, a B7TL and a Trident.

Yes I agree quite varied, I guess it willgive newbies a real idea of current service buses rather than those sheds the B10L,s
When I did my training we used service  metrobuses and Lynx bus all good
Was 4520 involved in a RTC for it to warrant a new front end

[John]

There is a picture on Facebook of 4697 in its new training livery

[MasterPlan]

Besides the seat facings, the interiors of the B5LHs are still looking very smart all round for their age. It's a bright and pleasant environment with the green and yellow. Would be a shame if it all went grey.

I agree with that. The Hybrids still seem in pretty good condition and the green and yellow colours are bright and something different.

[Tony]

The hybrids are going in standard crimson externally, but retaining the existing internal colours.

[MW]

Yes I agree quite varied, I guess it willgive newbies a real idea of current service buses rather than those sheds the B10L,s
When I did my training we used service  metrobuses and Lynx bus all good
Was 4520 involved in a RTC for it to warrant a new front end

Yeah the whole front was f**ked. It was the one that went head on into a Scania Omnilink in Kings Heath 2 years ago. It's been off road since.

[paulb1973]

Yeah the whole front was f**ked. It was the one that went head on into a Scania Omnilink in Kings Heath 2 years ago. It's been off road since.

The rebuild of 4520 seems to be taking a very long time.

[CL]

The hybrids are going in standard crimson externally, but retaining the existing internal colours.

Can't say I'm not disappointed that it's not a livery variant; on the other hand fleet uniformity is always nice. I guess the Hybrid novelty factor's just worn off then? Unless it gets vinyls, I s'pose.