Talk:West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
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I have read the 20 year plan, and I see nothing about 'Centro' being phased out and replaced with 'Network West Midlands' as far as I can tell this is merely a branding exercise for transport information. I see nothing about Centro being renamed. Can someone please verify this claim. G-Man * 21:59, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- As far as I can tell you are correct in your assumption. It is about a new corporate logo as it was felt the the Centro logo was not an easily recognised symbol for travel in the West Midlands. The names West Midlands Travel and Central were already being used by the National Express Group. I have received correspondence this week on Centro notepaper. There is a programme to role out the new logo on all the railway stations and bus stops in the West Midland Metropolitan area over the next six months. All the local railway timetables issued in June 2006 carried the new "n" logo. It is the DfT's intentention that Centro will have less powers under the Transport Act 2005 than formerly - particularly in respect of rail franchise specification and standards are concerned, eg when is a train overcrowded? - where Centro had a lower threshold than the DfT as to when a train is overcrowded and could insist that Central take remedial action.DonBarton 22:54, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- I have edited the article to change this. Even the Network West Midlands website says it is a partnership between Centro and transport operators. G-Man * 21:48, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Network re-branding
I believe the first MAJOR re-branding program was when Coventry Bus Station was fully refitted to Network standard in time for it's "reopening" on 2nd April 2006. The first MINOR signs of re-branding being new bus stop flags which appeared in and around Birmingham before the end of 2005. Curran1980 18:01, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Network WestMids logo.gif
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- Perhaps you could try using your brain, and working it out for yourself. G-Man * 18:34, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Network West Midlands
Does anyone apart from me think that the Network West Midlands brand of the WMPTE should be a seperate wikipedia page as it is a seperate activity of the WMPTE and it is a partnership between all the bus companies, train and metro companies also so surley it should go on a separate page with more information. Thanks...Dudleybus (Spake to me!!) ♣♠♣♠♣♠♣♠♣♠♣♠ (talk) 15:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
