2020 Arrivals and Disposals

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willr7
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by willr7 » 14:49 Sunday 15th March 2020

bmmoboy wrote:
13:58 Saturday 14th March 2020
I drove 64034 on Tuesday and it was a pleasure to drive. Having done 953,000km (around 620,000 miles), it rattled far less than a StreetDeck with 180,000 miles on the clock. With the wood effect flooring, I heard several passengers say "Ooh look, we have got a new bus with a wooden floor - lovely". The luggage racks are still in place, thus reducing seating capacity by 3 or 4 seats, not sure when these will be removed. I think that the spa livery should be as 64034 or 38, but with the front painted a bright red (not that magenta crap like the rest of the fleet)
Something like the Potteries 'Cherry routes' livery...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150225183 ... 5-2iApMna/

bmmoboy
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by bmmoboy » 09:15 Monday 16th March 2020

Yes - I think that would be a much better livery

Charliedaffin
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by Charliedaffin » 16:09 Wednesday 18th March 2020

https://twitter.com/hdtrim/status/12402 ... 72768?s=21 just seen this on twitter and the moquette matches the one on our recently refurbished citaros (most recent ones) could these finally be the ones for us ?!?!?

bringstybeast
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by bringstybeast » 19:44 Wednesday 18th March 2020

Charliedaffin wrote:
16:09 Wednesday 18th March 2020
https://twitter.com/hdtrim/status/12402 ... 72768?s=21 just seen this on twitter and the moquette matches the one on our recently refurbished citaros (most recent ones) could these finally be the ones for us ?!?!?
Possibly 37668? For Swansea - which has the same seats. The older B9 Geminis are pretty solid and with a refurb would be a step up on the Streetdecks. I had expected B9s to replace the streetdecks by now, just guess the Geminis are more popular with everyone else too.

bmmoboy
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by bmmoboy » 12:53 Thursday 19th March 2020

This livery might be more acceptable (it is certainly bright).This is the training livery from up north
New Spa Livery.jpg

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AdamH
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by AdamH » 13:56 Thursday 19th March 2020

Just seen a 20-reg First Bristol double-deck in the same livery.

Charliedaffin
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by Charliedaffin » 15:36 Thursday 19th March 2020

AdamH wrote:
13:56 Thursday 19th March 2020
Just seen a 20-reg First Bristol double-deck in the same livery.
possibly for the south gloucester lynx. that eclipse is in the new go north east training livery

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marck
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by marck » 15:57 Thursday 19th March 2020

Charliedaffin wrote:
15:36 Thursday 19th March 2020
AdamH wrote:
13:56 Thursday 19th March 2020
Just seen a 20-reg First Bristol double-deck in the same livery.
possibly for the south gloucester lynx. that eclipse is in the new go north east training livery
Go North West Manchester training bus livery

Charliedaffin
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by Charliedaffin » 18:43 Thursday 19th March 2020

marck wrote:
15:57 Thursday 19th March 2020
Charliedaffin wrote:
15:36 Thursday 19th March 2020


possibly for the south gloucester lynx. that eclipse is in the new go north east training livery
Go North West Manchester training bus livery
ah yes, need to get used to go north west and go north east, always get the two mixed up :lol:

Rich82
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Re: 2020 Arrivals and Disposals

Post by Rich82 » 17:28 Wednesday 25th March 2020

I would guess that 33401/02/03/04/05 possibly won`t be departing Worcester anytime soon due to the current situation?

And most probaly out of use and parked up in the corner on the patch

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