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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - lxbical - 18 Aug 2021

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What service will be used for 3941, bustimes says it has been painted in a lime green  Huh

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - omnicity4659 - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 4:41 pm)lxbical wrote [Image: C77WrHF]
What service will be used for 3941, bustimes says it has been painted in a lime green  Huh

Green is the missing colour for the MetroCentre expresses, so perhaps the X22?

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - 54APhotography - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 4:41 pm)lxbical wrote [Image: C77WrHF]
What service will be used for 3941, bustimes says it has been painted in a lime green  Huh

Chester driver said the X22 was going B7's.. not sure if that is a link...

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - lxbical - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 4:44 pm)54APhotography wrote Chester driver said the X22 was going B7's.. not sure if that is a link...

Was supposed to be an image showing it on bustimes but it seems to have messed up  Confused

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - omnicity4659 - 18 Aug 2021

3941 is indeed in the green MetroCentre livery, just been shown a photo.

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Train8261 - 18 Aug 2021

On a Facebook Post I saw it. Looks really nice tbf

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Keeiajs - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 5:54 pm)Train8261 wrote On a Facebook Post I saw it. Looks really nice tbf
Link or image please?

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 18 Aug 2021

Christ, I hope it's one of the good ones. I don't think my ears could cope with a B7 on the A1!

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - GNE6312 - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 9:00 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Christ, I hope it's one of the good ones. I don't think my ears could cope with a B7 on the A1!
The only NK05 which isn't a 'hoover' Is 3941 as far as I'm aware. I'd prefer the NK06s tbh.

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 9:13 pm)GNE6312 wrote The only NK05 which isn't a 'hoover' Is 3941 as far as I'm aware. I'd prefer the NK06s tbh.
I'm not too familiar with the B7s tbh, I just know the ones I have used you could hear them about 10 minutes before you could see them!

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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - V514DFT - 18 Aug 2021

Isnt 3941 a double decker,so that means the X66 has 3 single deckers,and 1 double decker?

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 18 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 10:06 pm)V514DFT wrote Isnt 3941 a double decker,so that means the X66 has 3 single deckers,and 1 double decker?
Its for the X22 rather than the X66.
The X66 is getting three of the mall colours, the X22 is getting the other two

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Go North East - Recent Repaints - transportintyneandwear - 19 Aug 2021

Don’t know why but it looks a bit weird. Probs bc it’s new


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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 19 Aug 2021

(18 Aug 2021, 6:19 pm)Keeiajs wrote Link or image please?

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Looks bloody dreadful IMO, the swoop goes far too high at the front for my liking.

Here's a concept for a 'swoopy loop' I did quite a while back using similar colours, and I think it looks more in proportion

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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 10:37 am)streetdeckfan wrote [Image: 235810568_10216377085780202_318938962340...e=6143D70B]
Looks bloody dreadful IMO, the swoop goes far too high at the front for my liking.

Here's a concept for a 'swoopy loop' I did quite a while back using similar colours, and I think it looks more in proportion

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I thought it was going to be green and platinum/silver for the 5th mall. Unless they count silver swoop

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 10:40 am)JP6004 wrote I thought it was going to be green and platinum/silver for the 5th mall. Unless they count silver swoop

There's two for the X22 apparently

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 10:43 am)streetdeckfan wrote There's two for the X22 apparently
Ah I see.....do agree the swoop seems very high. Have they retrimmed the seats on these? Or do they have the old X9/X10 moquette that was back to front ?

Go North East - Recent Repaints - Dan - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 10:58 am)JP6004 wrote Ah I see.....do agree the swoop seems very high. Have they retrimmed the seats on these? Or do they have the old X9/X10 moquette that was back to front ?



3941 and 3942 were re-trimmed a few years ago in GNE Blue.


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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 11:26 am)Dan wrote 3941 and 3942 were re-trimmed a few years ago in GNE Blue.


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So I take it very little is being done interior-wise with them then? They won't be getting the new moquette, USB, NSA etc, just the WiFi?

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 11:26 am)Dan wrote 3941 and 3942 were re-trimmed a few years ago in GNE Blue.


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Cheers, the old moquette was nice considering...

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Keeiajs - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 11:32 am)streetdeckfan wrote So I take it very little is being done interior-wise with them then? They won't be getting the new moquette, USB, NSA etc, just the WiFi?
I would add USB's.

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Drifter60 - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 10:37 am)streetdeckfan wrote [Image: 235810568_10216377085780202_318938962340...e=6143D70B]
Looks bloody dreadful IMO, the swoop goes far too high at the front for my liking.

Looks very Arriva to me, I can see that causing a bit of confusion on North Road! 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner/50196007018 

Didn’t another one of these MetroCentre Shuttles look pretty Arriva too? Maybe a good idea on paper to link into the MetroCentre’s branding and coloured zones but not sure it’s working brilliantly.

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - V514DFT - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 2:26 pm)Drifter60 wrote Looks very Arriva to me, I can see that causing a bit of confusion on North Road! 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner/50196007018 

Didn’t another one of these MetroCentre Shuttles look pretty Arriva too? Maybe a good idea on paper to link into the MetroCentre’s branding and coloured zones but not sure it’s working brilliantly.
Yeah,the blue one,personally i think the shade of Blue and Green used are the wrong shades

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 2:26 pm)Drifter60 wrote Looks very Arriva to me, I can see that causing a bit of confusion on North Road! 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner/50196007018 

Didn’t another one of these MetroCentre Shuttles look pretty Arriva too? Maybe a good idea on paper to link into the MetroCentre’s branding and coloured zones but not sure it’s working brilliantly.

Yes, one of the X66 B7s is basically an Arriva knock off, and it looks even more so in person than even in the photos!

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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - omnicity4659 - 19 Aug 2021

(19 Aug 2021, 2:41 pm)V514DFT wrote Yeah,the blue one,personally i think the shade of Blue and Green used are the wrong shades

https://themetrocentre.co.uk/centre-information/centre-map

You're right about the blue - it does seem like someone has got MetroCentre's corporate colours mixed up with the mall colours.

Go North East - Recent Repaints - TEN 6083 - 25 Aug 2021

[Image: 51401805271_9b65c5182a_c.jpg]Go North East 3942 / NK05 GZP by kieron mathews, on Flickr

3942 is now in a base livery for the yet to be revealed X22 brand.


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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - GNE6312 - 25 Aug 2021

(25 Aug 2021, 3:14 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [Image: 51401805271_9b65c5182a_c.jpg]Go North East 3942 / NK05 GZP by kieron mathews, on Flickr

3942 is now in a base livery for the yet to be revealed X22 brand.


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Looks smart

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Train8261 - 25 Aug 2021

(25 Aug 2021, 3:14 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [Image: 51401805271_9b65c5182a_c.jpg]Go North East 3942 / NK05 GZP by kieron mathews, on Flickr

3942 is now in a base livery for the yet to be revealed X22 brand.


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Looks nice that

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - V514DFT - 25 Aug 2021

(25 Aug 2021, 3:14 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [Image: 51401805271_9b65c5182a_c.jpg]Go North East 3942 / NK05 GZP by kieron mathews, on Flickr

3942 is now in a base livery for the yet to be revealed X22 brand.


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Grey for the Central Mall perhaps?

RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Adrian - 03 Sep 2021

Noted earlier in the thread about 3941 being repainted into the Green varient of the X22 Metrocentre livery, but haven't seen any photos yet and noticed that it's been off the road since the 24th August (according to Bustimes).

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Go North East / 3941 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr