Personally I think the front end of the Streetlite is bearable. The back however! All that black glass and the grilles etc get in the way and make the coloured wheel lose it's effect. All in all, a bit of a bus shaped mess!
I agree, I can't wait to see the sole Optare Solo SE painted and I eagerly await the Stagecoach Highlands Eclipse Urban and any Sprinter Vans
I wouldn't hold your breath! I was told today that these are earmarked for disposal in the near future.
Crikey that looks horrendous, doesn't sit well in that bus at all!
I doubt it was to do with them being unable to afford his fees - more like they were persuaded (wrongly IMHO) that a Stenning livery was old hat...
Stagecoach east kent sprinter 56917 has already been painted.
Yeah that does look quite smart. Less large expanses of white is probably why - and tbh those little Sprinters look smart anyway!
That's better - the curve of the "beachballl" is almost tangential with the rear whee - less clashing.
That looks fantastic. Can I ask why some Stagecoach Enviro 400mmc have Blue Poles in the Interior? Stagecoach Vehicles have Orange Poles.
Not anymore they don't. The new interior scheme is blue poles with grey seats (with blue "headrests")
It looks as if it wants scrapping rather than a repaint!Oh wow... found out some news
This Pic of one of Stagecoach Highlands Eclipse Urban was taken yesterday and the person who took it has confirmed that it is getting a repaint. Cannot wait to see how it turns out. As soon as I get a pic I'll send it here.
Seconded.
Thank you for keeping me right.
Oh come on now, its only a few skirt panels removed and what's visible of the framing structure looks sound.
It'll be repaneling ahead of repaint, If it was for scrapping at Inverness you'd know as the panels would be badly cut off using a blowtorch and the mirrors and wipers would've been removed.
That will be interesting to seeIt'll be repaneling ahead of repaint, If it was for scrapping at Inverness you'd know as the panels would be badly cut off using a blowtorch and the mirrors and wipers would've been removed.
21204 is tipped as being the vehicle due to receive the MacBraynes heritage livery.
Maybe that's the only Urban getting a repaint done as they are getting old a bit so I wouldn't be surprised now if none end up getting the new Livery.It'll be repaneling ahead of repaint, If it was for scrapping at Inverness you'd know as the panels would be badly cut off using a blowtorch and the mirrors and wipers would've been removed.
21204 is tipped as being the vehicle due to receive the MacBraynes heritage livery.
Focus at the moment is more so on replacing the B7R/Profiles which are far more worn and higher mileage. If 21204 is being repainted then it's likely the others will too. I'd imagine if any single deckers are to go then the SV57 plate E300s are more likely as they're not belt fitted.
That particular one carries an 07 registration, so is actually a year newer than the oldest Enviro 400 deckers with 06 or 56 plates, some of which are already in the new livery.
Enviros are very standard in the fleet, the B7RLEs aren't so much. So isn't the best comparison
Do all Highland buses have seatbelts then?
As far as I'm aware it was just Enviros. Down here Stagecoach Strathtay Enviros, Solos and Versas etc newly repainted or not all have Belts. Haven't seen any ALL 400 in Dundee for ages now. Not been on one since last summer so have they been transferred to the Highland Fleet as I know Highlands received some recently but I've got no idea where from. So the transferred ALX or any Bus for that matter anywhere I can imagine would get a repaint first before entering service due to reduced Timetables?
I got my quotes muddled up, sorry
At the moment I'd guess at a low double digit percentage <18%.
Yes agreed, after 20 years a refresh was in order.
Short answer - Yes.
That looks much nicer than the awful mess they’ve gone with. I’ve tried to like it but I’m just not warming to it at all.
That looks much better! Personally would a wavy line of Blue fading into the Green work connecting the two colours together work or would that do now?
