Bamford demonstrator?

[randyrippley]

Heading north up the M6 near Preston around 5pm today.

Red / brown double decker with Wrights body, no fleet branding, "BamfordBus" displayed on the rear destination board LED

 

[Jordan Adam]

Heading north up the M6 near Preston around 5pm today.

Red / brown double decker with Wrights body, no fleet branding, "BamfordBus" displayed on the rear destination board LED

Red / brown as in one colour or red / brown as in a two tone livery?

Aberdeen's Hydrogen Streetdecks are due imminently however i wouldn't have expected them to be red and/or brown.

 

[randyrippley]

Red / brown as in one colour or red / brown as in a two tone livery?

Aberdeen's Hydrogen Streetdecks are due imminently however i wouldn't have expected them to be red and/or brown.

two-colour, may even have been three-colour with two shades of brown
just thinking, I'd assumed it was a demonstrator heading back to Heysham to go back to Ireland, but maybe it was new but delivered via Liverpool not Heysham?

 

[Jordan Adam]

two-colour, may even have been three-colour with two shades of brown
just thinking, I'd assumed it was a demonstrator heading back to Heysham to go back to Ireland, but maybe it was new but delivered via Liverpool not Heysham?

It could be a demo however typically the Wrightbus demo livery is just 1 base colour with vinyls.

 

[cainebj]

It sounds like another of Go North East's Streetdecks for the X1.

 

[Volvodart]

They are unlikely to need a diesel demonstrator now, and their hydrogen and battery electric demonstrators have just been updated to current specifications.

 

[Swanny200]

X-Lines Streetdeck

This is the Go North-East Streetdecks for the X-Lines services, maybe one of them as there are still others due, vinyls are I think added afterwards

 

[randyrippley]

X-Lines Streetdeck

This is the Go North-East Streetdecks for the X-Lines services, maybe one of them as there are still others due, vinyls are I think added afterwards

thats exactly it, without the vinyls

 

[GusB]

Now that the vehicle in question has been identified, I see no point in continuing this thread.
Discussion of what name should be used for Wright bus should continue here:

Jo Bamford completes Wrightbus takeover.

Jo Bamford has today completed his takeover of Wrightbus, with recruitment due to start in the next few weeks. Buta Atwal, who previously worked for JCB, has been appointed as CEO. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-50143581 The new owner of bus manufacturer Wrightbus has said...

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