Will these coaches be put into the 7*** fleet series?


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Anyone know when the elites will enter service as I'm hoping after lockdown to get one but not sure if they'll be out by then.

Anyone know when the elites will enter service as I'm hoping after lockdown to get one but not sure if they'll be out by then.

They’re having some issues with registering them with the DVSA after upseating them. If I had to make a guess their arrival will hopefully coincide with the ending of lockdown but I’m not entirely sure. I reckon they’ll be up before Christmas though.

I'm hoping they don't arrive until the New Year, gives me a chance to get photos of the levantes on it when the lockdown ends.

They’re having some issues with registering them with the DVSA after upseating them. If I had to make a guess their arrival will hopefully coincide with the ending of lockdown but I’m not entirely sure. I reckon they’ll be up before Christmas though.

What have they done to upseat them and how many seats have they been upseated by

What have they done to upseat them and how many seats have they been upseated by

I’m not entirely sure. I’m only going off what MG said on one of his Facebook streams. The seats looked pretty small with Oxford so I haven’t got a clue what they could’ve done unless they’ve put smaller seats (Civic V3s maybe?) in with less legroom. But that’s just a guess. They can’t have been upseated by that much, it’s not like a Levante where a 72 seat conversion is relatively simple. But I’m sure all will be revealed shortly. Keep an eye on Martijn’s streams and I’m sure he’ll shed some light on it.


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I’m not entirely sure. I’m only going off what MG said on one of his Facebook streams. The seats looked pretty small with Oxford so I haven’t got a clue what they could’ve done unless they’ve put smaller seats (Civic V3s maybe?) in with less legroom. But that’s just a guess. They can’t have been upseated by that much, it’s not like a Levante where a 72 seat conversion is relatively simple. But I’m sure all will be revealed shortly. Keep an eye on Martijn’s streams and I’m sure he’ll shed some light on it.


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I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat

I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat

If the seats were a mile apart, you would still have some problem me thinks 

I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat

LITERALLY through the seats in front? That must have hurt. :p

I'm fairly sure it's already been confirmed the seats are staying the same, my guess is they're just reducing the legroom and adding an extra row in.
To me that's a terrible idea because I physically cannot sit straight on most of GNE's buses because there's so little leg room, my knees are literally through the seat in front. I have to sit sideways just to get a slight bit of comfort, which is why I always go for a table seat

Ah I haven’t seen whatever it is about the seats. For legroom the front seats appear to be quite good for it. But going off some pictures with OBC, the legroom didn’t appear to be brilliant then so lord only knows how cramped GNE’s will be. Good job I’m 5 foot 5!


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Right everyone, some confirmation from Martijn on what’s happening. According to his Facebook live video from the other day the Elites are basically ready to go however, as I mentioned they’ve changed the seating and they are waiting on recertification. Because of Covid, the test dates are quite few and far between so they’re unsure of when exactly they’ll get a recertification test. He said we should expect them in the next month or so though.


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Coaches look to be arriving in the new year now.

Looks like the coaches will be here soon according to Dan's twitter.

I must say, I'm still not sold on the front of the livery.

And I really don't like the look of halogen headlights, especially on a 'premium' offering, especially when they have the LED DRLs underneath! 
It's like those people that buy a base model Audi or BMW, and you can spot them a mile off by the headlights!

Looks like the coaches will be here soon according to Dan's twitter.

I must say, I'm still not sold on the front of the livery.

And I really don't like the look of halogen headlights, especially on a 'premium' offering, especially when they have the LED DRLs underneath! 
It's like those people that buy a base model Audi or BMW, and you can spot them a mile off by the headlights!

Is theyre anymore images of them other than the links Previously posted?

Go north east did not specify the headlights or the DRLs, they were already fitted at new for Oxford bus company, im sure if GNE wanted to in the future they could upgrade the halogen for some lovely white headlights to finish off the "premium" look, i think for now people will be more fascinated with the "new" super comfy coaches to travel on and not the lights at the front, cant wait to see them for real

Looks like the coaches will be here soon according to Dan's twitter.

I must say, I'm still not sold on the front of the livery.

And I really don't like the look of halogen headlights, especially on a 'premium' offering, especially when they have the LED DRLs underneath! 
It's like those people that buy a base model Audi or BMW, and you can spot them a mile off by the headlights!

When it's dark a coach is a coach regardless to what lights it has. You won't be able to see any of livery of it passing on the A19 in the opposite direction and if your passing it in the same direction you won't really notice the headlights at all.

Go north east did not specify the headlights or the DRLs, they were already fitted at new for Oxford bus company, im sure if GNE wanted to in the future they could upgrade the halogen for some lovely white headlights to finish off the "premium" look, i think for now people will be more fascinated with the "new" super comfy coaches to travel on and not the lights at the front, cant wait to see them for real

It just seems strange to me that they would have been specced that way from the factory, GNE's vehicles of the same age (and some older IIRC) have the LED/HID lights
I'm not saying they need upgrading, but I do think it would be a lot better aesthetically 

When it's dark a coach is a coach regardless to what lights it has. You won't be able to see any of livery of it passing on the A19 in the opposite direction and if your passing it in the same direction you won't really notice the headlights at all.

Exactly, because they're halogen!
We've had cars with Xenon/LED headlights for years now, and when you get in a car with standard Halogens it's like you're driving around with sunglasses on

Actually those lights are standard on the Elite-i

Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.

Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.

Ive previously said the same.

Ive previously said the same.

Tbh, I never really noticed it on the other photos I've seen, but when you see the scale of it next to the StreetLite behind, it's bloody awful!

Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.

Interior is nice: https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...ateposted/ - Photo by Dan.

7154 is OW15WKD.

If they are in registration order, OW15WKC would be 7153.

Go North East OW15 WKC by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Is it just me or does the border between the cream and the gold sit far too high.

The cream is fine imo, I'd be tempted to either move the dark purple forward or the light purple further back to create the x-lines X. It's a similar problem on the Solo's aswell. It looks fine though imo, shame the back wheel arches are where they are though.

The cream is fine imo, I'd be tempted to either move the dark purple forward or the light purple further back to create the x-lines X. It's a similar problem on the Solo's aswell. It looks fine though imo, shame the back wheel arches are where they are though.

I think once the lines are added the location of the purples will look a lot better, although I still despise the way they make the stripes go into the wheel arches!

Regardless, I did a quick and dirty photoshop job of lowering the gold and to me it looks a lot better proportion wise, and I also took another crack at fixing the god awful front end! (I don't think forcing the purple on the front would ever end up looking good)

I think once the lines are added the location of the purples will look a lot better, although I still despise the way they make the stripes go into the wheel arches!

Regardless, I did a quick and dirty photoshop job of lowering the gold and to me it looks a lot better proportion wise, and I also took another crack at fixing the god awful front end! (I don't think forcing the purple on the front would ever end up looking good)

Personally, I think you've just made it look worse. Fine the height it is imo.

I think once the lines are added the location of the purples will look a lot better, although I still despise the way they make the stripes go into the wheel arches!

Regardless, I did a quick and dirty photoshop job of lowering the gold and to me it looks a lot better proportion wise, and I also took another crack at fixing the god awful front end! (I don't think forcing the purple on the front would ever end up looking good)

I prefer the actual front ngl tbh. The only thing I'd change is to paint the light surrounds to black because it's crying for it but that's it for me as the X-Lines vehicles (some Enviros) look better with it than those without.

Probably being a bit pedantic here, but it would look much better if they had white destination displays rather than the standard orange. Especially since all the other X lines vehicles have them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...817346511/

I prefer the actual front ngl tbh. The only thing I'd change is to paint the light surrounds to black because it's crying for it but that's it for me as the X-Lines vehicles (some Enviros) look better with it than those without.

Like I said, there's no way of making the front look good when you want to force a patch of colour in an area that doesn't really have any borders to hide the colour change. 
I'd normally agree about the headlights, but I kinda prefer it with the body coloured lights with this particular style

Probably being a bit pedantic here, but it would look much better if they had white destination displays rather than the standard orange. Especially since all the other X lines vehicles have them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrah...817346511/

Definitely agree, it also look like there's some dodgy pixels on the display, so I wonder if they'll change them out?

Definitely agree, it also look like there's some dodgy pixels on the display, so I wonder if they'll change them out?

Not without replacing the windscreen (which comes at considerable cost!)