West Bromwich Garage

[winston]

probably a daft question, i'm full of them, but why are NXWM withdrawing W reg ALX200s when there are still P reg B6s on the road?

I'm surprised the Darts made surplus at WB aren't going to PB to see off the last of the Optare Solos from NXWM

[D10]

probably a daft question, i'm full of them, but why are NXWM withdrawing W reg ALX200s when there are still P reg B6s on the road?

NXWM seem to have very little requirement for mini sized vehicles, hence the withdrawl of these MPD's and Solo's. They have a greater need for 37 seat Midibuses such as the remaining B6LE's and the new Enviro200's

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

probably a daft question, i'm full of them, but why are NXWM withdrawing W reg ALX200s when there are still P reg B6s on the road?

Because to be quite honest, most if not all of the B6's left are good un's and from my experience much better than the Darts and although not perfect are quieter, rattle less, all in NXWM livery, most have refurbished interiors and crucially are bigger than the Darts

[richie]

Telepathy. Or the Directgov DVLA site.

They've actually cleaned the glass on the rear blinds on some of the remaining Darts now so you can see the route number.

Ok thank you, yeah 3610 has an Conex registration plate and is C8NEX.

Depends how you look at it it could be viewed as conex or nex national express

[Ash]

At WB the darts will be needed for certain services due to the roads they use even though b6le's can get around the route it's not always that easy especially with the way people park on some tight narrow streets, Tantany is one example where there is not a lot of room for buses due to the narrow roads and is served by the 41 so ideally needs darts. The best b6le at WB is 568 you don't need to see the bus to know which b6le it is due to the high revs of the engine and is very quick generally for a single decker let alone a b6le.

It was definitely Connex as it was bought up in 2004 by the National Express group and the darts were purchased for Connex London operations prior to the take over and I think they were used on the C1 might be wrong there though.

[richie]

probably a daft question, i'm full of them, but why are NXWM withdrawing W reg ALX200s when there are still P reg B6s on the road?

I'm surprised the Darts made surplus at WB aren't going to PB to see of the last of the Optare Solos from NXWM

The B6 and solo are more passenger friendly than the darts. The darts are dark crammed and dingy but the others are lighter and airey.

[winston]

At WB the darts will be needed for certain services due to the roads they use even though b6le's can get around the route it's not always that easy especially with the way people park on some tight narrow streets, Tantany is one example where there is not a lot of room for buses due to the narrow roads and is served by the 41 so ideally needs darts. The best b6le at WB is 568 you don't need to see the bus to know which b6le it is due to the high revs of the engine and is very quick generally for a single decker let alone a b6le.

It was definitely Connex as it was bought up in 2004 by the National Express group and the darts were purchased for Connex London operations prior to the take over and I think they were used on the C1 might be wrong there though.

Ash,

You're correct. C8NEX came up from Travel London to TWM originally ex Connex

[Ash]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

[Tony]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

[Dylan4579]

At WB the darts will be needed for certain services due to the roads they use even though b6le's can get around the route it's not always that easy especially with the way people park on some tight narrow streets, Tantany is one example where there is not a lot of room for buses due to the narrow roads and is served by the 41 so ideally needs darts. The best b6le at WB is 568 you don't need to see the bus to know which b6le it is due to the high revs of the engine and is very quick generally for a single decker let alone a b6le.

Really? Why do keep coming on the 53 , along with cadets meaing people are skippied? And if NXWM want darts, why can't they get full length darts??

[nitromatt1]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

I know where I'm going to point my camera tomorrow then. How many remaining?

[Tony]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

I know where I'm going to point my camera tomorrow then. How many remaining?

14-8?

[nitromatt1]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

I know where I'm going to point my camera tomorrow then. How many remaining?

14-8?

You mean 3608 - 3614?

[winston]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

I know where I'm going to point my camera tomorrow then. How many remaining?

14-8?

You mean 3608 - 3614?

No Tony means work it out for yourself, 14 in the batch, 8 have left = 6 remaining

[nitromatt1]

There seems to be 7 Darts remaining. 3601-5, 3608 and 3612. All 7 were seen in service on both Saturday and today.

3614 is still operating was on the 41 today. Not sure how many are to be withdrawn.

I haven't got the Feb changes yet, but I believe 8 have now left

I know where I'm going to point my camera tomorrow then. How many remaining?

14-8?

You mean 3608 - 3614?

No Tony means work it out for yourself, 14 in the batch, 8 have left = 6 remaining

Whatever happened to giving a straight answer? ::)