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Although NXWM E174 upwards will be '24' plates, the first vehicle actually carrying a '24' registration plate on the main site is First 36594, by pure chance I had to go to Leeds to fetch 6983 within 24 hours of it entering service.

Link here  First 36594 (wmbusphotos.com)

Walsall (on loan for service): 1794; 1798; 4752; 4959; 5408; 6108

Hartshornes, Pensnett: 2017; 4492; 5502; 5516
Powertrain: 4751

Paint: 2154; 2174; 2217; 4764; 4894; 4986; 4994; 4995

PB: 1851; 6835; E057
WN: 4920
MS: 4818; 7023

In addition as of tonight this is the location of the 53 electrics so far delivered

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN
E165	E172	E166	E164	E178
E167	E176	E168	E169	E196
E170	E185	E171	E174	E199
	E189	E173	E175	E201
	E200	E179	E177	E209
	E202	E181	E180	E210
	E204	E188	E182	E213
	E205	E203	E183	E216
	E212	E206	E184	E217
	E214		E186
			E187
			E190
			E192
			E193
			E194
			E195
			E197
			E198
			E207
			E208
			E211
			E215

PB 4801 now has a new overall advert on for KFC

4908 & 4946 will get similar ones applied over the next couple of days

Fancy a trip to see the Bee Network tomorrow

Anytime return Rugeley Trent Valley to Manchester
Day return £30.70
Monthly return £33.60

Anytime return Rugeley Trent Valley to Bolton
Monthly return £90.30

What . .extra £46.70 for a journey that costs £7.90!

A new operator in the West Midlands running the Boots contract from Walsall to Burton on Trent.

They were using former Midland Classic SN57 BKL today

6702, 6795, 6942, 6944, 6945, 6946, 6992, 6993, 7505 are all currently in Newark to run shuttle buses for the Lost Festival 

I have added a Pete's Travel full fleetlist to the main site.

I still have some vehicle details to add in, but I believe this is every vehicle operated unless anyone knows better

fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com)

BMT is the next full history I am working on

Fleetlist and loads more photos will be filled in later

BMT fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com)

A2Z only operated for 3 years, 2006 to 2009, I have just added their full fleet history with photos to the main site, didn't realise they managed to run 73 vehicles in 3 years

A2Z Fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com)

The shuttle services NXWM run between Bristol & Glastonbury are going electric this year

National Express goes electric for Glastonbury - routeone (route-one.net)

National Express West Midlands is investing £150 million in 300 UK-made electric zero emission buses, for delivery by the end of December 2024. The buses will be deployed across the West Midlands.

https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/news-releases/2023/national-express-west-midlands-invests-record-150-million-in-300-uk-made-electric-zero-emission-buses/

as at 4/1/23

Paint: 841; 2016; 2017; 2216; 2218; 2246; 119L; 3035; 3997
BC: 1797; 1832; 4780; E035; E049; E076; E091; E098; E102
PB: 1949; 4729; 6752
PN: 836
WN: 2093

Hartshornes, Pensnett: 2100; 2119; 5505
Trailways 4771; 4848
Plaxtons, Anston: E041; E058

1837 the bus with the driver simulator fitted will be making its first full public appearance next Friday (9/12/22). It will be parked in Bull Yard Coventry most of the day as part of a recruitment campaign

This week's MoT passes include a few of golden oldie non-Euro 6 vehicles (4386, 4511, 4651), so are likely to be some of the last such vehicles running.

754, 823, 1858, 1869, 1933, 1948, 2074, 2087, 2205, 2230, 4386, 4493; 4511; 4616; 4651; 4769; 4836; 4863; 4935; 4940; 6105; 6737; 6747; 6788; 6976; 6978; 7019; E009; E052

Two more that haven't run this year are up for MoT in the next 10 days, so will be returning soon.
3301 which last ran in December 2021
4474 which last ran in March 2021

At Rugeley Trent Valley
730010 (wmbusphotos.com)

The following is the list of vehicles transferring to the new NETS operation at Aston
2910 PO15 AZZ ex Kings ferry
3403 PO15 AZX ex Stewarts
3404 PO65 EZE ex Stewarts
3405 PO65 EZF ex Stewarts
3804 YP17 FLH ex Woods
3805 YN66 VXU ex Stewarts
4001 YT16 FUA ex Stewarts
49111 BT66 UAE ex Kings Ferry
49113 BT66 UAG ex Kings Ferry
53103 YS15 LSX ex Woods
53106 BJ15 UVK ex Clarkes
53107 BJ15 UVL ex Clarkes
53108 BJ15 UVM ex Clarkes
53109 BJ15 UVN ex Clarkes
53110 BJ15 UVO ex Cl;arkes
53114 YT65 BYM ex Clarkes
53115 YT65 BYN ex Clarkes
53118 BU18 YTR ex Kings Ferry
53119 BU18 YTF ex Kings Ferry
53121 BU18 YTW ex Kings Ferry
53122 BU18 YTX ex Kings Ferry
53123 BU18 YTY ex Kings Ferry
53134 YS65 ATK ex Woods
53135 YS65 ATN ex Woods
5714 YP17 FLE ex Stewarts
5715 YP17 FLF ex Stewarts
5717 YS15 LSY ex Woods
5718 YS15 LSZ ex Woods
5724 YN16 NZE ex Clarkes
5737 YT17 FAJ ex Woods

I have just been trying to work out the cheapest way to get from Rugeley to Halifax and get offered a single ticket for £42.30 Valid on Northern Trains only. That is a bit difficult as Northern Trains have never served Rugeley Trent Valley (They have wizzed through in the past)

Paint: 762; 763; 1793; 1817; 1831; 2102; 6110; 3035; 3997; 119L
Hartshornes, Pensnett: 2020; 2083; 2127; 4417; 5505; 5513
EYMS 5404; 5410
Graysons: 829; 4482; 4615; 4890; 5507; 7025
Plaxtons, Anston: 4844
YW: 6706
PB: 2121; 2146
MS: 4571
WB: 6746
WN: 6905
WA(for service): 809

Fleet Summary as at 1/1/22
Kidderminster: 20052, 20178/80/6, 20524/30-2, 20733/4, 20970/82, 21101/2/5/7/9, 21205, 30001/50/1, 30508, 30807/23/5/55,
      30950-2/65/72-4, 32221-3, 32312-4.
Redditch: 20014/4/27, 20177/9, 20522, 20745, 20868/9/84, 20913/9/87/8, 21216/7/9, 30002, 30165/7/8, 30406, 30502/3/7,
      30808-12/22/8/81/97, 30967, 32212/3/5-9/24/5/7-9/31/2, 40625/6.
Tividale: 20010/50/1/3/6-8, 20159/61-5/7/81/4, 20490, 20732/5-41/3/4, 20839/40/87/8, 20912/89, 21108,
      21206-14/8/20/3-8/32-8, 30003, 30169/70, 30302, 30407/9-13, 30525-7, 30638, 30802/4-6/13/6/21/6/7,
      30832-4/50/2/78-80/7/8, 30922-7/9/60/1/3/8, 32226/30/3-8/40, 32307-0/15-20/2-6.
Withdrawn: 20023, 30504.