Four Circle Stickers

Recently, Diamond-Rotala pulled out of Route 56, which meant that National Express West Midlands stepped in.

Diamond Bus 30822 on Route 56, Moor Street (© Aubrey)

This has meant that Plaxton Primos, like this example, have been replaced by nearly new Enviro 400MMCs, which led to one of the shortest ever lived route branding I've seen in some time.


NX West Midlands 6743 on Route 936, Moor Street (© Aubrey)

The 936 has been partially replaced by the 937, which is a new route replacing the 56 directly. However, that does mean the 936 has been severely reduced to peak hours only.


NX West Midlands 6721 on Route 937, Moor Street Queensway (© Aubrey)

The 937 is the first bus route to be a Platinum route from the start, as the other routes were pre-existing routes that were run by NXWM.


NX West Midlands 6750 on Route X51, Moor Street Queensway (© Aubrey)

This has led to large 4 circle sticker branding with a slightly more complicated line diagram of about 50 Shades of Green (slight exaggeration). And yes, that's a 934-7 branded bus on the X51, which may be more frequently occurring than you think?



This rear shot shows that it is not only National Express that have Enviro 400MMCs. However, the rear of NXWM 6747 on Route 935 (© Aubrey) shows the rear route branding arrangement, which is vastly cramped. Hundred Acre Road is in a very tiny font, hard to read in this photo. The words "peak hours" is nigh on impossible to read under 936. And no, it's not the quality of the photo.


NX West Midlands 6744 on Route 937, Moor Street Queensway (© Aubrey)

Here is the intended look, and it still does look smart. Except for the route branding, which starts to make it a tad messy. Otherwise, it's the usual Platinum buses on the now usual Platinum route. Every 30 minutes with the rest of the routes.