Repaint & Retrims 2018

[CL]

WB 811 & 813 are due to head to paint either tonight or tomorrow, with 812 & 814 possibly heading the other way.

Didn't realise 812 & 814 were still at Walsall. They appear to have been route branded now (as expected), from the photos I've seen. Shame, I'd have like to have gotten a photo of them in just the WMB livery

[Solo1]

How come 812 & 814 are still at walsal paint shop would of thought they would of
BEEN in service

[DJ]

How come 812 & 814 are still at walsal paint shop would of thought they would of
BEEN in service

All the NXWM buses on the 42/43/43A today have been in regular liveries, from what I've seen. One of them was Crimson but all the others were standard Red and White. One or two did have the 'West Midlands Bus' logos added, at least.

I somehow didn't manage to see a single Diamond one so I can't comment on if they're putting out the right liveried stuff.

[winston]

All the NXWM buses on the 42/43/43A today have been in regular liveries, from what I've seen. One of them was Crimson but all the others were standard Red and White. One or two did have the 'West Midlands Bus' logos added, at least.

I somehow didn't manage to see a single Diamond one so I can't comment on if they're putting out the right liveried stuff.

It all seems to have been a last minute rush, and there's only 2 weeks between this re-launch & the 31/32 on the 2nd Sept where both operators have to get another 8 buses done each.

[Tony]

Vehicles currently in paint

BC: 2125; 2137; 4876
CV: 4838; 4370; 4371; 4372; 4373
WA: 4870; 2129; 2130
WN: 2069; 2070; 4535
WB: 811; 813
PN: 804
YW: 1932
Training  4520

Buses painted since last update
812; 814; 823; 1894; 4860; 4880

Buses painted at Walsall in 2018
Dundee 731
WB: 807; 810; 812; 814
PN: 823; 825; 826
WN: 850; 853; 854
WA: 1772
WA: 1838; 1839; 1840; 1842; 1843; 1844; 1846; 1847; 1853; 1858; 1862; 1885; 1886; 1891; 1894; 1895; 1897
PB: 1929; 1931
YW 1935
WN: 2002; 2010; 2011; 2011; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2021
CV: 2143; 2144; 2145; 2146; 2147; 2148; 2149; 2150; 2151; 2152; 2163; 2168; 2171; 2172; 2173; 2174
Training 4129; 4153; 4161
PB: 4289
PB: 4482; 4485; 4487; 4488; 4490; 4492
WA: 4601
training 4698
WA: 4733; 4735; 4736; 4860; 4862; 4863; 4866; 4867
CV: 4839; 4841
BC: 4873; 4874; 4877; 4878; 4879; 4880
WN: 5401; 5402; 5403; 5404; 5405; 5406; 5407; 5408; 5410; 5411; 5412; 5413; 5414; 5415; 5416; 5417; 5418; 5419; 5420; 5421
BC: 5501; 5504; 5508; 5510; 5512; 5513; 5514; 5515; 5516; 5517; 5518
White to return to leaser C118; C123

Buses in service in new livery
Crimson
WB 807; 810 (2)
PN 823/5/6 (3)
WN 850/3/4(3)
WA 1750-73 (24)
WA 1837-50/2-62 (25)
PB 1863-1877 (15)
WA 1878-82/4-8/91/2/4/5/7 (15)
PB 1898-907 (10)
YW 1909-17 (9)
WB 1918 (1)
YW 1919-24 (6)
PB 1925-31 (7)
YW 1933/5 (2)
WB 1936-53 (18)
WN 2001/2/10-29/59-61/3/4/6/7 (29)
AG 2201-29 (29)
YW 2230-50 (21)
PN 3301-5 (5)
PN 4425-43 (19)
BC 4444-50/5-74 (26)
PB 4475-99 (25)
AG 4500-7/24-34 (19)
YW 4565-77 (13)
WA 4594-6 (3)
BC 4606-34 (29)
AG 4635-50/52-7/9 (23)
PB 4687-96 (10)
WA: 4735/6 (2)
WB 4738-62 (25)
PB 4799-815/7-29 (30)
PB 4843-56 (14)
WA 4860/2/3/6/7 (5)
BC 4871-5/7/8/80 (8 )
WN 5401-8/10-21 (20)
BC 5501-18 (18)
PN 6101-22 (22)
YW 6123-48 (26)
PB 7019-33 (15)

Total 577

WMB livery
WB 812/4 (2)

Total 2

Blue
CV 2143-50/2/5/63/5-9/71-4 (20)
CV 4763-76 (14)
CV 4836/9/41 (3)

Total 37

Platinum
AG 6701-10 (10)
PN 6711-18 ( 8 )
WA 6719-58 (40)
WN 6759-95 (37)
PB 6796-824 (29)
BC 6825-92 (68)

Total 192

Green
431-5 (5)
731 (1)
1774-87 (14)
2040/2-53/5/7/8 (16)
4076 (1)
4680 (1)
5426-30 (5)
4700-17 (18)
7002-10 ( 9 )

Total 70

Training
4129; 4131; 4153; 4161; 4697; 4698

Total 6

[Ginger66]

Looking forward to see 812/14 stray out onto the 40 route.   

[2900]

All the NXWM buses on the 42/43/43A today have been in regular liveries, from what I've seen. One of them was Crimson but all the others were standard Red and White. One or two did have the 'West Midlands Bus' logos added, at least.

I somehow didn't manage to see a single Diamond one so I can't comment on if they're putting out the right liveried stuff.

I saw one diamond b7rle around 9am castle gate,   in the new wmb livery plus it was branded 42/43 very very similar to how nxwm brand there own vehicles, the rear end was done too but rather than cover the back window the engine cover received the viynl wrap instead a better idea. Then later around 3pm I saw another or the same one again who knows. IMO to the average bus user it looks like another nxwm bus.

[DJ]

I saw one diamond b7rle around 9am castle gate,   in the new wmb livery plus it was branded 42/43 very very similar to how nxwm brand there own vehicles, the rear end was done too but rather than cover the back window the engine cover received the viynl wrap instead a better idea. Then later around 3pm I saw another or the same one again who knows. IMO to the average bus user it looks like another nxwm bus.

Yeah, I've seen it in person and been on one, this was on Saturday though so before the actual joint thing started, funnily enough. They seem to have eluded me since then!

[I love Walsall buses]

Looks like 2125 might be the first urban 2 B7RLE to go Crimson or for the new 31/32 route

[DJ]

Looks like 2125 might be the first urban 2 B7RLE to go Crimson or for the new 31/32 route

It's going into the TfWM livery, not Crimson, as you can clearly see the vertical split on the image.

[Solo1]

With the summer timetables wonder if they will get all the buses done for the 31&32 in Walsall into the new livery as they done  the 54** ones quite quickly for Dundee golf

[2900]

Didn't realise 812 & 814 were still at Walsall. They appear to have been route branded now (as expected), from the photos I've seen. Shame, I'd have like to have gotten a photo of them in just the WMB livery

Seen 814 in the garage last nite all branded up , rear window all vinyl wrapped up as well , different to diamonds b7rle,s

[RW]

Difficult to tell from the available photos but are either of the 'reds' used for the new TfWM livery the same as the current crimson or the previous red/white NXWM liveries or are they new colours?

[RW]

Tony, can you offer an answer?

[RW]

Have I asked an unanswerable question or am I missing something? Surely someone knows!