Thursday 25 July 2013

A short visit to Sutton Coldfield part 4

NXWM operate a number of high frequency routes (usually six buses per hour) for which the allocated buses are route branded. Each route gets a different colour superimposed over the fleet livery. The West Bromwich route 5 being in yellow.

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W114 DOP 

Another Volvo B7TL  with Plaxton President  body again allocated to WB illustrates the point.

 
Single deck members of the NXWM on ‘parade’ on the day started with.
 
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BX12 DDO

A Volvo B7RLE with Wright Eclipse Urban 2 bodywork. An AG garaged vehicle seen working route 71 which comes in from Solihull to terminate at SC railway station.


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S669 VOA 

A much older Volvo B6LA with Wrights Crusader bodywork. A WA bus working in from its home town. When delivered this bus was part of a batch of 60 or so buses, many of which have now been withdrawn.


Part 5 to follow shortly

 

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