13 June 2014

Repaints

I have always been a fan of the new First scheme, but it really does look its best on the Pointer. 40036 is the latest repaint... First 40036

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Meanwhile Plymouth Citybus seem to have restarted repaints again with 442 now out in full swoops... Plymouth Citybus 442

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  1. Anonymous13 June 2014 at 04:30

    I wonder how DDA compliant this is surelynnot another repaint mistake like 42463?

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  2. Tom13 June 2014 at 14:49

    Plymouth Citybus SLF 21 R121OFJ is now out in swoops.

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  3. Anonymous13 June 2014 at 16:15

    Why does the DEVON have to be so far back, also why the darts and not the 08 Enviros or spouse up the B7.
    Don't get me wrong I do like this livery :-)

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    1. Anonymous14 June 2014 at 17:20

      I guess you mean spruce up? Hearing that 10 B7s are due and that they may well get a refurb and paint. Also hearing that Plymouth are currently painting the first of the 8 newest B6s for Buses of Somerset

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    2. Anonymous15 June 2014 at 10:07

      I suspect the logo is there to enable the side to still carry some advertising, unlike Citybus who lost the opportunity for much of that business with the current swoops design :)

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  4. Anonymous14 June 2014 at 11:14

    so looks like no new buses for first devon if painting old buses up ,what gone on ,there should be painting all the newer buses like 02 ,05 ,55,56,08,buses then paint the old ones last

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  5. Anonymous15 June 2014 at 17:41

    it was on route 4 today the bus I was on it look lot younger now

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  6. Tom16 June 2014 at 14:13

    N107,N108 and N112 UTT are all now withdrawn, along with R113OFJ. Just N110UTT left from the N-reg batch.

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