Predictions for 2022

[Westy]

More cuts to the Chaserider network if future plans don't work out

Another Arriva garage will shut

Which Arriva depot is currently getting all the crap vehicles that would've gone to Cannock in the past?

[BusMan Greg]

Which Arriva depot is currently getting all the crap vehicles that would've gone to Cannock in the past?

Hard to say when most of the shit arriva had got purchased by D&G

[leicesterbusadventurer]

I don't think that Arriva Leicester's DB250s have that long left. They'll either move south or get withdrawn depending on their conditions. One already has been withdrawn.

[GoldenSquid]

• If Coventry gets all of their electrics next year, I see a lot of bus transfers - with a bunch of eclipse 2's replacing the omnilinks. Coventry alx's/geminis being withdrawn and the E40D replacing either the BC or WN alx400s.

• Coventry platinum moving to Birmingham to run a new platinum service (maybe the 97 to displace some alx400s out of Birmingham)

• Sprint being delayed (as other people stated)

• I agree that more routes will become platinum (possible 4 to become EV, although that might not be 2022)

• A lot of bus service cuts, as people don't return to transport - because of covid.

[2206]

Wonder if the X2/Sprint to Solihull will be run from Walsall as well? Meaning BC will no longer run it?

[monkeyjoe]

Could we potentially find out the locations of the east Brum and south Brum sites to replace central towards back end of the year ?

[Stu]

• If Coventry gets all of their electrics next year, I see a lot of bus transfers - with a bunch of eclipse 2's replacing the omnilinks. Coventry alx's/geminis being withdrawn and the E40D replacing either the BC or WN alx400s.

I doubt very much that the entire CV fleet will be replaced with electric vehicles all in one go, the city is not due to be 'all-electric' until 2025.

There could well be more vehicles delivered to CV this year though, but I don't know this for certain.

Single deck vehicles would probably be the last to be replaced, or maybe some could be candidates for electric conversion, as Diamond have already trialled.

[BN]

I doubt very much that the entire CV fleet will be replaced with electric vehicles all in one go, the city is not due to be 'all-electric' until 2025.

There could well be more vehicles delivered to CV this year though, but I don't know this for certain.

Single deck vehicles would probably be the last to be replaced, or maybe some could be candidates for electric conversion, as Diamond have already trialled.

I might be wrong but I think there is 120 due next year for CV, that came from a weekly brief from the MD.

[Sandy Lane]

Has CV garage got all the electric charging points for the extra 120 buses?

[MW]

I doubt very much that the entire CV fleet will be replaced with electric vehicles all in one go, the city is not due to be 'all-electric' until 2025.

There could well be more vehicles delivered to CV this year though, but I don't know this for certain.

Single deck vehicles would probably be the last to be replaced, or maybe some could be candidates for electric conversion, as Diamond have already trialled.

Watching the video that's appeared elsewhere in the forum where a couple of Routemaster owners visit a scrap yard up north, it's mentioned that some of the first few vehicles that were retrofitted with electric drivetrains have been scrapped due to unreliability/component failure. As far as I'm aware, they were also Magtec like the Diamond Plaxton Centros.

I believe they were open top Plaxton Presidents.

I'm interested to see how the Plaxton Centros pan out.

[Tony]

Has CV garage got all the electric charging points for the extra 120 buses?

It will have by the time they arrive.  The first ones are at least 10 months away and won't all be here next year

[BK63 YWP]

It will have by the time they arrive.  The first ones are at least 10 months away and won't all be here next year

Are they going to be a mixture of adl and Wrights?

Anything coming to the Birmingham and black country?

[B61 ANDREW]

First calling it a day on the 144 between Birmingham and Bromsgrove ?? 

[Gareth]

There seems to be a lot of obsession with the Omnilinks going. The oldest ones are still in the process of being refurbed. They ain't going anywhere for a while.

[Stu]

There seems to be a lot of obsession with the Omnilinks going. The oldest ones are still in the process of being refurbed. They ain't going anywhere for a while.

I have commented elsewhere here that the later OmniLinks (from 2009 onwards) with the grey interiors still look very smart, and it is sometimes hard to believe these are now approaching 12/13 years old.

Whereas I find that the earlier examples with the original 'blue' interior styling do look more 'tired' and 'grubby'.

Despite some misgivings, I do find these are still fine buses to travel on (just not when they get overcrowded) and they'll have a few more years of life left in them.