Electric Buses

[markcf83]

I agree, I think certain routes should be operated by branded vehicles but local routes such as the 3/4 in Wolverhampton perhaps not.

If,at the time electric buses are allocated to Wolverhampton what they could do is have some branding bespoke for the City but not necessarily for any routes. 

[Gareth]

If,at the time electric buses are allocated to Wolverhampton what they could do is have some branding bespoke for the City but not necessarily for any routes.

Whilst route branding works, I can't see any benefit from having generic Wolverhampton only branding.

[Westy]

Whilst route branding works, I can't see any benefit from having generic Wolverhampton only branding.

They've had it on the fleetnames for the past few years!

[Gareth]

They've had it on the fleetnames for the past few years!

I didn't say they hadn't. My comment still stands.

[Celestial Toymaker]

I see E062 has had a nasty shunt, front end badly damaged by the looks, platform appears to be pushed right back and not much left below the windscreen, from what ive seen......

ive seen less damage finish vehicles off, is this likely the end of E062

[BBS]

I see E062 has had a nasty shunt, front end badly damaged by the looks, platform appears to be pushed right back and not much left below the windscreen, from what ive seen......

ive seen less damage finish vehicles off, is this likely the end of E062

Tony literally said it's being repaired at Walsall soon

[Stu]

I see E062 has had a nasty shunt, front end badly damaged by the looks, platform appears to be pushed right back and not much left below the windscreen, from what ive seen......

ive seen less damage finish vehicles off, is this likely the end of E062

This has already been discussed in the Coventry garage thread, the bus is not being written-off and will have the front-end of the body rebuilt at Walsall by NX's in-house team.

Please use the forum search function!

[Celestial Toymaker]

sorry i only saw the video yesterday morning, and had no idea how old it was, i do apologize, and will now go away

[Tony]

Current locations

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN	Aston	Roberts
E165	E172	E166	E164	E169	E201	E174
E167	E176	E168	E173	E184	E204	E175
E170	E213	E171	E191	E189		E177
	E219	E178	E197	E194		E179
	E220	E195	E205	E196		E180
	E222	E198	E207	E199		E181
	E223	E218	E208	E200		E182
	E226	E221	E210	E203		E183
	E230	E224	E211			E185
	E231	E225	E216			E186
		E227				E187
						E188
						E190
						E192
						E193
						E202
						E206
						E209
						E212
						E214
						E215
						E217

[Tony]

Current locations

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN	Aston	MS	Roberts
E165	E213	E166	E164	E169	E176		E174
E167	E219	E171	E168	E184	E201		E175
E170	E220	E178	E172	E189	E204		E177
	E224	E195	E173	E194			E179
	E225	E198	E191	E196			E180
	E227	E218	E197	E199			E181
	E228	E221	E205	E200			E182
	E231	E222	E207	E203			E183
	E239	E223	E208				E185
	E240	E226	E210				E186
		E230	E211				E187
		E235	E216				E188
							E190
							E192
							E193
							E202
							E206
							E209
							E212
							E214
							E215
							E217

[Wba_lad]

I seen E235 arrive at Walsall today and E168 leave which is now at Wolverhampton. 

[Celestial Toymaker]

Current locations

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN	Aston	MS	Roberts
E165	E213	E166	E164	E169	E176		E174
E167	E219	E171	E168	E184	E201		E175
E170	E220	E178	E172	E189	E204		E177
	E224	E195	E173	E194			E179
	E225	E198	E191	E196			E180
	E227	E218	E197	E199			E181
	E228	E221	E205	E200			E182
	E231	E222	E207	E203			E183
	E239	E223	E208				E185
	E240	E226	E210				E186
		E230	E211				E187
		E235	E216				E188
							E190
							E192
							E193
							E202
							E206
							E209
							E212
							E214
							E215
							E217

Just a little question, its something that struck me, in time (with Diesel Buses being phased out) will the E prefix be dropped or is it something we have to live with, a brief comparison would be as steam was Phased out D was for Diesel, E was for Electric in time with steam gone, both D & E were dropped, just a question no drama no criticism

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Just a little question, its something that struck me, in time (with Diesel Buses being phased out) will the E prefix be dropped or is it something we have to live with, a brief comparison would be as steam was Phased out D was for Diesel, E was for Electric in time with steam gone, both D & E were dropped, just a question no drama no criticism

If Hydrogen Buses are also ordered and ran I assume the Prefexs maybe be kept to designate E for Electric and H for Hydrogen although it could be that maybe as they get more Electric buses and they become the most common only Hydrogen keeps its prefex

[2206]

If Hydrogen Buses are also ordered and ran I assume the Prefexs maybe be kept to designate E for Electric and H for Hydrogen although it could be that maybe as they get more Electric buses and they become the most common only Hydrogen keeps its prefex

It used to be that the numbers can't be reused. If this is still the case, certainly the solos carried 2XX 3XX numbers? So maybe why they have the prefix as well?
https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.msg250387#msg250387

[Tony]

It used to be that the numbers can't be reused. If this is still the case, certainly the solos carried 2XX 3XX numbers? So maybe why they have the prefix as well?
https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.msg250387#msg250387

The prefix is for exactly that reason. The current engineering system doesn't allow for number reuse.

Also certain on board systems can't cope with letters, so all current fleet have to have different numbers excluding the letter, hence why the Hydrogens start at H1001, not H001