MG stated that 9 of the new Streetdecks will be redeployed within Go Ahead. So only 37 DD arriving this year. First one going to Oxford in next few days.

Rest of DD due August with Yutongs in September

(28 May 2020, 7:27 pm)JP6004 wrote MG stated that 9 of the new Streetdecks will be redeployed within Go Ahead. So only 37 DD arriving this year. First one going to Oxford in next few days.

Rest of DD due August with Yutongs in September

Thanks for the information, shame 9 is heading to Go Ahead, is this due to contract changes?

Seems quite far away July and August.

(28 May 2020, 7:27 pm)JP6004 wrote MG stated that 9 of the new Streetdecks will be redeployed within Go Ahead. So only 37 DD arriving this year. First one going to Oxford in next few days.

Rest of DD due August with Yutongs in September

How does that work? The first ones built are already painted for X-Lines with the GNE interior, so either they're getting repainted and keeping the interior, or we're getting the first ones and the middle of the batch is going elsewhere.
But then why would ones for Oxford be getting delivered first?

Just started watching today's Facebook Live and looks like the one going to Oxford will be going down in GNE livery, so I guess it'll be one of the blue ones

(28 May 2020, 7:59 pm)Michael wrote Thanks for the information, shame 9 is heading to Go Ahead, is this due to contract changes?

Seems quite far away July and August.

I dont know why, but I dont know why they would need the buses. Surely they have plenty themselves

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(28 May 2020, 8:17 pm)streetdeckfan wrote How does that work? The first ones built are already painted for X-Lines with the GNE interior, so either they're getting repainted and keeping the interior, or we're getting the first ones and the middle of the batch is going elsewhere.
But then why would ones for Oxford be getting delivered first?

Just started watching today's Facebook Live and looks like the one going to Oxford will be going down in GNE livery, so I guess it'll be one of the blue ones

Unless they getting the green ones as they were also nigh on ready. Maybe the case that they will be swapped about if it is the blue ones first

(28 May 2020, 7:27 pm)JP6004 wrote MG stated that 9 of the new Streetdecks will be redeployed within Go Ahead. So only 37 DD arriving this year. First one going to Oxford in next few days.

Rest of DD due August with Yutongs in September

Also mentioned refurbishments in his video, i remember ages ago he mentioned some of the Versa's will be getting a refurb... wonder if its just those?

(29 May 2020, 12:22 am)Michael wrote Also mentioned refurbishments in his video, i remember ages ago he mentioned some of the Versa's will be getting a refurb... wonder if its just those?

I cant recall that tbf.
But whatever the reason is, surely if Go Ahead are that desperate for DD, could of just transferred out a few older DDs after new ones arrived

(29 May 2020, 7:32 am)JP6004 wrote I cant recall that tbf.
But whatever the reason is, surely if Go Ahead are that desperate for DD, could of just transferred out a few older DDs after new ones arrived

The Quaylink versas were mentioned for a refurbishment a while ago. I believe around about when the first Cobalt and Coasts refurbishments started to arrive back.

(29 May 2020, 9:14 am)NewcastleOne wrote The Quaylink versas were mentioned for a refurbishment a while ago. I believe around about when the first Cobalt and Coasts refurbishments started to arrive back.

I meant I cant recall him mentioning refurbed last night

(29 May 2020, 9:15 am)JP6004 wrote I meant I cant recall him mentioning refurbed last night

Because he just said "and they'll be some refurbishments" after he mentioned the electric buses - 6:20 - https://www.facebook.com/100009920923911...891313863/

(29 May 2020, 9:40 am)Michael wrote Because he just said "and they'll be some refurbishments" after he mentioned the electric buses - 6:20 - https://www.facebook.com/100009920923911...891313863/

Ah possibly this is the B5H? Or was that the air conditioning in the B5 cabs? Sorry I was distraught at the fact of us not getting out full allocation of new Streetdecks

(29 May 2020, 9:44 am)JP6004 wrote Ah possibly this is the B5H? Or was that the air conditioning in the B5 cabs? Sorry I was distraught at the fact of us not getting out full allocation of new Streetdecks

Not sure, Martjin mentioned Versa's a while back - but then it all went quiet - probables see the Quaylink Versa's and Citylink Versa's refurbished, hopefully they sort the brands out too - so all the numbers are the same for the brands - but replace the CityLink ones with Quaylink branding (only if its still getting Electric buses later/early next year).

It was the air conditioning for the B5's =)

(29 May 2020, 10:00 am)Michael wrote    

Not sure, Martjin mentioned Versa's a while back - but then it all went quiet - probables see the Quaylink Versa's and Citylink Versa's refurbished, hopefully they sort the brands out too - so all the numbers are the same for the brands - but replace the CityLink ones with Quaylink branding (only if its still getting Electric buses later/early next year).

It was the air conditioning for the B5's =)

It has quite irritated me to be fair. Hope this doesn't affect the timetable too much for getting Xlines rolled out across the company

(29 May 2020, 10:11 am)JP6004 wrote It has quite irritated me to be fair. Hope this doesn't affect the timetable too much for getting Xlines rolled out across the company

The one going Oxford is just for trial runs, unless i misheard.

Wonder which services will miss out on an upgrade then?

(29 May 2020, 10:14 am)Michael wrote The one going Oxford is just for trial runs, unless i misheard.

Wonder which services will miss out on an upgrade then?

Probs X70/X71. If it is for trial I wonder if we will get it back at some point. Maybe the 6 cylinder Streetdeck

(29 May 2020, 10:16 am)JP6004 wrote Probs X70/X71. If it is for trial I wonder if we will get it back at some point. Maybe the 6 cylinder Streetdeck

The 6 cylinder was supposed to be the last one made (I think?) so I doubt it would be the first one delivered

(29 May 2020, 10:14 am)Michael wrote The one going Oxford is just for trial runs, unless i misheard.

Wonder which services will miss out on an upgrade then?

Maybe the X1 B9s might get upgraded and the E400s might not go on the X1, X70/X71 interworks with X47. Maybe some data from E400s being on the 45 and X71 as well as the streetdecks being on the 45 has been useful.

(29 May 2020, 10:43 am)Stanleyone wrote Maybe the X1 B9s might get upgraded and the E400s might not go on the X1, X70/X71 interworks with X47. Maybe some data from E400s being on the 45 and X71 as well as the streetdecks being on the 45 has been useful.

Or the B5s diverted from Hexham once new vehicles for X9/X10....if that's still in plan

My plan would be for the Versa's but only if the 58 got electric buses


5377 - 5389 - Q1/Q2 (2013 Versa's)
8329 -8338 on the Q3 (2011 Versa's



Leaves 34 Versa's to be split around the Depots:

8294/8295 Riverside spares
8296 - 8301 - Loop
8302 - 8306 M6/M7/M8 
8307 - 8309 - 67/69
8310/ 8311 riverside spares
8312/8313 - Chester spares
8314/8315 - 71
8316 - 8318 - 34
8319 - 8323 - 28/28A
8324/ 8325 - Chester spares
8326  - 8328 - 25
5390 - Spare for Riverside



The likes of the Loop have them - because the drop in the Streetdeck order for GNE, 25 because of CAZ.

(29 May 2020, 10:43 am)Stanleyone wrote Maybe the X1 B9s might get upgraded and the E400s might not go on the X1, X70/X71 interworks with X47. Maybe some data from E400s being on the 45 and X71 as well as the streetdecks being on the 45 has been useful.

I hope the X1 isn't dropped from the plans, i think its one route which actually deserves an upgrade.



X5/X15 is a PVR of 5
X31 is 4 PVR


Maybe those services will miss out?

However i wonder if they would get the Red Arrow B9's in place with the B9's going for a refurbishment?

(29 May 2020, 10:14 am)Michael wrote The one going Oxford is just for trial runs, unless i misheard.

Wonder which services will miss out on an upgrade then?

I would guess the X21 would be the most likely to miss out with them already having the 'spare' Streetdecks running on it, so it wasn't an upgrade, more of a sidegrade

Then, I'd be inclined to say X45/X46 as they could keep some of the Streetlites running.
They could even brand some of the Streetlites Xlines and permanently keep them running alongside the StreetDecks and not really run into any capacity issues

(29 May 2020, 11:30 am)Michael wrote I hope the X1 isn't dropped from the plans, i think its one route which actually deserves an upgrade.



X5/X15 is a PVR of 5
X31 is 4 PVR


Maybe those services will miss out?

However i wonder if they would get the Red Arrow B9's in place with the B9's going for a refurbishment?

U might be right there.

(29 May 2020, 11:36 am)JP6004 wrote U might be right there.

Just because he did mention refurbishments, and the B9's will become spare once the X1 gets the E400's.


Would work well


There's 14 Red Arrow B9's -

9 B9's for the X5/X15 and X31

2 dedicated spares

3 replace older deckers within the fleet - in X-lines spare livery - if more branded spares needed.

Would agree that the X5/X15 would be the first to be dropped from the plans (though the PVR is only 4 as far as I'm aware).

X31 currently interworks with X45/X46 so nothing will probably change there.

(29 May 2020, 11:53 am)S813 FVK wrote Would agree that the X5/X15 would be the first to be dropped from the plans (though the PVR is only 4 as far as I'm aware).

X31 currently interworks with X45/X46 so nothing will probably change there.

Ah right!

I never know the interworking these days haha

(29 May 2020, 11:56 am)Michael wrote Ah right!

I never know the interworking these days haha

Would they continue to inter work within being branded different Xlines colour?

(29 May 2020, 11:59 am)JP6004 wrote Would they continue to inter work within being branded different Xlines colour?

Hopefully would try and have them the same colours

Has anyone got the X-Lines map which was post a while back?

(29 May 2020, 12:03 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully would try and have them the same colours

Has anyone got the X-Lines map which was post a while back?

Looks like there'll be three different shades of green, seems a bit overkill to me like, especially since the E400s were painted the wrong shade originally and had to be repainted into the right one. Wouldn't it have made a lot more sense to have them all the same green then vehicles could be shared between them.

Then again, it's not as if the average person will be able to tell the difference if they mix them up now and again, except from the silhouette on the side and no doubt the vinyls inside

(29 May 2020, 12:08 pm)streetdeckfan wrote

Thanks

(29 May 2020, 12:08 pm)streetdeckfan wrote



Looks like there'll be three different shades of green, seems a bit overkill to me like, especially since the E400s were painted the wrong shade originally and had to be repainted into the right one. Wouldn't it have made a lot more sense to have them all the same green then vehicles could be shared between them.

Then again, it's not as if the average person will be able to tell the difference if they mix them up now and again, except from the silhouette on the side and no doubt the vinyls inside

Will the X30/X31 and X45/X46/X47 not be like how the X6/X7 and X20 work, where the livery will combines the two shades one used for each group of routes and therefore they’ll all be like the green seen on the X30s? The third shade of green just used to mark on the map?

(29 May 2020, 12:48 pm)Drifter60 wrote Will the X30/X31 and X45/X46/X47 not be like how the X6/X7 and X20 work, where the livery will combines the two shades one used for each group of routes and therefore they’ll all be like the green seen on the X30s? The third shade of green just used to mark on the map?

Could well be, although I'm sure it was confirmed at some point that there would be at least two different shades of green used