(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

(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

(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.

(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

(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

(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?

(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

(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.

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

(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/videos/1256934891313863/

(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

(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 =)

(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

(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?

(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

(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?

(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.

(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.

(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?

(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?

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

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

I never know the interworking these days haha

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

(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?

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

(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

(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?