|
Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jun 2, 2018 18:28:10 GMT 1
Any idea why they are repainting Leeds buses back into Olympia instead of the new Green livery? Probably because the buses being painted in Olympia livery will not be allowed to work in Leeds after the clean air zone starts and will be cascaded elsewhere. It will be interesting to see what livery these further 60 new StreetDecks come in later in the year. Presuming these 60 StreetDecks are for Leeds, i would expect the same livery as the recent ones for routes 1, 6, 28 & 97. If they are as good as guaranteed to be in service by late August, I may well come to Leeds then instead of later this month.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 4, 2018 9:36:00 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37036 & 37658 Leeds skylines, 53302 Halifax skylines and ex all white liveried 69227 Sheffield skylines.
|
|
WYBS
Forum Member
Watch-o
Posts: 1,494
|
Post by WYBS on Jun 7, 2018 22:11:40 GMT 1
I was in Leeds for the first time in a while yesterday and noticed that most of the Gemini 2s have lost their pulse branding. I'm guessing this is in preparation for more of them moving out of West Yorkshire? Anybody have any ideas on where they will be going next?
|
|
|
Post by scania60066 on Jun 8, 2018 16:10:08 GMT 1
I was in Leeds for the first time in a while yesterday and noticed that most of the Gemini 2s have lost their pulse branding. I'm guessing this is in preparation for more of them moving out of West Yorkshire? Anybody have any ideas on where they will be going next? Not leaving Leeds just yet next buses to leave Leeds are 37039-42 which are still pulsed up
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 8, 2018 20:45:29 GMT 1
Latest repaint at Hunslet Park is 37055 Bradford skylines and being done now are 32269 out of Barbie livery for Doncaster with no skylines, 37692 Leeds skylines & 66777 Halifax skylines. All the Park & Ride StreetDecks have been here but one of them (35307) has disappeared possibly back to Wrights as it was damaged when it arrived. 35308 is receiving the PR1 Park & Ride branding so will be unique as the green bits of the Leeds City livery that isn't covered by the vinyl branding will be a different shade of green.
|
|
A1YBG
Forum Member
METRO Here to get you there. Arriva Buses Here to get you there. Arriva need to get original slogans
Posts: 1,935
|
Post by A1YBG on Jun 9, 2018 23:02:29 GMT 1
Latest repaint at Hunslet Park is 37055 Bradford skylines and being done now are 32269 out of Barbie livery for Doncaster with skylines, 37692 Leeds skylines & 66777 Halifax skylines. All the Park & Ride StreetDecks have been here but one of them (I think it's 35305) has disappeared possibly back to Wrights as it was damaged when it arrived. 35308 is receiving the PR1 Park & Ride branding so will be unique as the green bits of the Leeds City livery that isn't covered by the vinyl branding will be a different shade of green. 35301 is the damaged one
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 11, 2018 9:08:20 GMT 1
Latest repaint at Hunslet Park is 37055 Bradford skylines and being done now are 32269 out of Barbie livery for Doncaster with skylines, 37692 Leeds skylines & 66777 Halifax skylines. All the Park & Ride StreetDecks have been here but one of them (I think it's 35305) has disappeared possibly back to Wrights as it was damaged when it arrived. 35308 is receiving the PR1 Park & Ride branding so will be unique as the green bits of the Leeds City livery that isn't covered by the vinyl branding will be a different shade of green. 35301 is the damaged one 35307
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 15, 2018 20:35:43 GMT 1
35307 arrived back today and as had the damage to the roof repaired at a Wrightbus approved centre somewhere, it hasn't been back to Wrights. It is still in green & white livery & will be getting it's legal lettering & PR1 branding shortly.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 15, 2018 21:02:46 GMT 1
Latest from Hunslet Park is all the ones mentioned in my last post have been done but 32269 didn't receive Doncaster skylines. Currently in now are 69464 from Doncaster which will not get skylines when done and the Barbie liveried trainer from Bradford 30869 is to be painted in full Olympia livery with Bradford skylines and Driver trainer branding above the desti box and will be used as a spare bus for normal service.
|
|
|
Post by westyorkshirebus on Jun 15, 2018 21:16:53 GMT 1
If it’s like it was pre repaint, with Driver Training lettering, 30869 won’t venture further than the Staff Bus.
Plus it’s not DDA is it not?
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 15, 2018 23:56:29 GMT 1
If it’s like it was pre repaint, with Driver Training lettering, 30869 won’t venture further than the Staff Bus. Plus it’s not DDA is it not? It's not fully DDA like you say but it's going to be used for training and as a spare service bus.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 22, 2018 20:36:02 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 69464 for Doncaster, no skylines and 30869 is nearly done in Olympia livery & awaiting Bradford skylines. In now are 69345 for Bramley which has been off for a while with fire damage and Barbie liveried 31784 to go into Olympia livery without skylines for Doncaster. 35301 is having attention to it's continuous problem with breaking injector pipes for the adblue which is the reason why it's been missing and 35307 has now got Park & Ride branding and is awaiting the radio & WiFi covers on the roof fitting and it will be out shortly.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jun 29, 2018 20:51:57 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 30869 Olympia livery with Bradford skylines and training branding on the top of the desti box with a fully working desti box if needed, 69345 Leeds skylines and 31784 out of Barbie with no Doncaster skylines. In now are 37705 from Bramley and 69463 from Doncaster. 35301 & 35307 are now both in service finally.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jul 6, 2018 20:39:21 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37705 Leeds skylines, 69463 no Doncaster skylines & 66346 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines. In now is overall black ex Doncaster Rovers wrap advert 69513 to go into Olympia with no skylines.
|
|
jus363
Forum Member
Posts: 758
|
Post by jus363 on Jul 7, 2018 18:19:31 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37705 Leeds skylines, 69463 no Doncaster skylines & 66346 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines. In now is overall black ex Doncaster Rovers wrap advert 69513 to go into Olympia with no skylines. Probably a question for kevg to answer but how come Doncaster buses are been repainted HP and as he mentioned they don’t have skylines fitted , Are they done on the return to Doncaster or not at all ! Thanks in advance.
|
|
|
Post by Arriva Wakefield on Jul 8, 2018 12:24:39 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37705 Leeds skylines, 69463 no Doncaster skylines & 66346 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines. In now is overall black ex Doncaster Rovers wrap advert 69513 to go into Olympia with no skylines. Probably a question for kevg to answer but how come Doncaster buses are been repainted HP and as he mentioned they don’t have skylines fitted , Are they done on the return to Doncaster or not at all ! Thanks in advance. Could be that Doncaster / Sheffield are dropping Skylines due to vehicles being frequently on routes into Rotherham. Another theory is that there was a rumour that Group are wanting to get rid of the skylines completely.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jul 8, 2018 13:05:23 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37705 Leeds skylines, 69463 no Doncaster skylines & 66346 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines. In now is overall black ex Doncaster Rovers wrap advert 69513 to go into Olympia with no skylines. Probably a question for kevg to answer but how come Doncaster buses are been repainted HP and as he mentioned they don’t have skylines fitted , Are they done on the return to Doncaster or not at all ! Thanks in advance. There is talk of dropping the skylines but at the moment it's just Doncaster that are not being fitted.
|
|
cs1
Forum Member
Englands biggest depot
Posts: 106
|
Post by cs1 on Jul 9, 2018 9:49:03 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37705 Leeds skylines, 69463 no Doncaster skylines & 66346 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines. In now is overall black ex Doncaster Rovers wrap advert 69513 to go into Olympia with no skylines. Probably a question for kevg to answer but how come Doncaster buses are been repainted HP and as he mentioned they don’t have skylines fitted , Are they done on the return to Doncaster or not at all ! Thanks in advance. There is no official paintshop at either OG or Doncaster, its down to the local EM whether buses get painted within First or sent away ie Thornton's. Re Skylines the scope of operation from either depot into each others area with Rotherham sat inbetween makes it a pointless exercise, Doncaster buses work into Sheffield, work out to Dinnington, work into Rotherham, do local Rotherham town work etc, same as Olive Grove buses working Rotherham services and onto Doncaster bound routes such as 10a or X78. Slowly by stealth Sheffield skylines are going as buses are touched up on MT.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 15:01:57 GMT 1
Probably a question for kevg to answer but how come Doncaster buses are been repainted HP and as he mentioned they don’t have skylines fitted , Are they done on the return to Doncaster or not at all ! Thanks in advance. There is no official paintshop at either OG or Doncaster, its down to the local EM whether buses get painted within First or sent away ie Thornton's. Re Skylines the scope of operation from either depot into each others area with Rotherham sat inbetween makes it a pointless exercise, Doncaster buses work into Sheffield, work out to Dinnington, work into Rotherham, do local Rotherham town work etc, same as Olive Grove buses working Rotherham services and onto Doncaster bound routes such as 10a or X78. Slowly by stealth Sheffield skylines are going as buses are touched up on MT. Could they not introduce South Yorkshire skylines to replace Doncaster & Sheffield,similar to Greater Manchester?
|
|
jus363
Forum Member
Posts: 758
|
Post by jus363 on Jul 9, 2018 17:43:16 GMT 1
[/quote]Could they not introduce South Yorkshire skylines to replace Doncaster & Sheffield,similar to Greater Manchester? That’s a good point same could be done in West Yorkshire, Save time and money taking the skylines off
|
|
|
Post by westyorkshirebus on Jul 9, 2018 17:57:22 GMT 1
Except it works very well in West Yorkshire, as all the units are almost separate and you don’t get a great deal of internal cascades.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jul 20, 2018 20:49:14 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37024 37037 & 37704 Leeds skylines, 66336 out of Barbie livery no Doncaster skylines, 66301 out of Barbie Huddersfield skylines, 69513 ex black & red Doncaster Rovers advert no Doncaster skylines and 30864 mid blue livery as a play bus for a children's special needs school at Belle Isle, Leeds with a trampoline upstairs and 2 slides currently lacking running units and will be a static vehicle.
|
|
|
Post by kevg on Jul 27, 2018 21:30:36 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37029 69558 & 69561 in a new variant of the Holmfirth Connect livery with a mid blue front instead of red in base livery for the 370 / 371 route in Huddersfield, at the moment with no skylines but will be receiving route branding, 9 single & 9 double deckers to be done. The other repaint is 69465 for Doncaster with no skylines.
|
|
|
Post by basher37 on Jul 27, 2018 23:14:50 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37029 69558 & 69561 in a new variant of the Holmfirth Connect livery with a mid blue front instead of red in base livery for the 370 / 371 route in Huddersfield, at the moment with no skylines but will be receiving route branding, 9 single & 9 double deckers to be done. The other repaint is 69465 for Doncaster with no skylines. 37701 been done recently,it’s look rather clean like a ex paint shop job..
|
|
|
Post by 1601 on Jul 28, 2018 9:14:16 GMT 1
Latest repaints at Hunslet Park are 37029 69558 & 69561 in a new variant of the Holmfirth Connect livery with a mid blue front instead of red in base livery for the 370 / 371 route in Huddersfield, at the moment with no skylines but will be receiving route branding, 9 single & 9 double deckers to be done. The other repaint is 69465 for Doncaster with no skylines. Since I’m more than certain First do not need 18 vehicles on 370/371, will this include 372?
|
|