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#31

National Express West Midlands / Re: Vehicles seen in service, ...

Last post by Solo1 - Yesterday at 09:26:59 AM

2210 on 17 stopped tracking near tile cross

#32

National Express West Midlands / Re: Route Branded Buses off Ro...

Last post by Bartosz - Yesterday at 08:08:03 AM

4818 (7 branded) on the 65.
4817 (7 branded) on the 68.
6813 (X3 X4 X5 branded) on the 907.

#33

Photo Links / Re: Rotala, Diamond Bus

Last post by Solo1 - April 17, 2024, 11:59:16 PM

On loan to tividale https://flic.kr/p/2pKL6AM

#34

Rotala / Re: Rotala Management - Questi...

Last post by fleetline6477 - April 17, 2024, 10:29:20 PM

Is this at Redditch or Tividale?

#35

National Express Coventry / Re: Coventry Motor Museum - Bu...

Last post by Wumpty - April 17, 2024, 09:40:52 PM

4069 (or it might have been 3867) may well have been behind 125 in that FA Cup procession.

Just checking some of the Coventry FA Cup procession footage and 125 appears to be on its own for the entirety of the celebrations, not to mention a very overloaded top deck!

https://youtu.be/J-mDPOObFa0?si=09nOuXEvd-a9ZPMo

#36

National Express Coventry / Re: Coventry Motor Museum - Bu...

Last post by Wumpty - April 17, 2024, 09:31:33 PM

Talking about Fleetline 3867, there is a current article on the Worcester News website showing this vehicle being used as the promotion vehicle for the opening of the Worcester southern link road (bypass).

Link: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24233179.worcester-nostalgia-southern-link-road-carrington-bridge/

Apparently, it was the first vehicle that ran on that road. I'm sure a few Midland Red fans were put out seeing a WMPTE bus in core Midland Red territory!!!

3687 was also used by Coventry radio station Kix96 before they acquired the Leyland Titan shared between Sunshine Radio Hereford, Radio Wyvern (formerly Youthcomm Radio) and the new BRMB Radio (formerly Big City Radio).

#37

National Express Coventry / Re: Coventry Motor Museum - Bu...

Last post by Sandy Lane - April 17, 2024, 07:22:27 PM

The open top Fleetline, PDU 125M, was the very last Daimler bus built, and therefore the last full-size bus chassis built in Coventry.  Because of its history, West Midlands PTE donated it to the Coventry Motor Museum when it was withdrawn.

Then, when Coventry City won the FA cup in 1987, the museum ignored its history and controversially converted it to open top.  It was along time ago but even so I would hope that any operator donating a bus would include a clause requiring the vehicle to be kept complete.

There is a piece on this bus in today's Coventry paper. In it they say "The museum had acquired the bus in 1986 and, due to damage, the roof was removed to convert it to an open top".
https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/countdown-to-wembley-coventrys-1987-fa-cup-victory-bus-driver-recalls-his-memorable-day/

Could they simply have repaired the roof damage rather than go at it with a tin opener?

Does anyone know what was the original roof damage?

#38

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: 8A/C Inner Circle

Last post by Mike K - April 17, 2024, 05:58:09 PM

Out of curiosity, why was it withdrawn from the Plough and Harrow in favour of the Middleway, and why was the evening Star City journies cut

If I remember correctly the Plough and Harrow section was omitted due to delays caused by traffic. That stretch of Hagley Road, Monument Road and Plough and Harrow Road down to the lights can all be bottlenecks.

#39

Rotala / Re: Diamond West Midlands - Ti...

Last post by Westy - April 17, 2024, 03:50:14 PM

22, 80 Moxley - Bilston, 26A, 530 Evenings, 57, 229, 82 Evenings, 31/32, 42 and they did run the 41 of a Sunday Evening as well as the Walsall 36 and they did run the 97 for some journeys. The latter three not sure if they do run anymore

Deffo not the 36 & 41 nowadays.

#40

Rotala / Re: Rotala Management - Questi...

Last post by Simon Dunn - April 17, 2024, 02:10:03 PM

Grey decker branded as pelican bus and coach on the 50 today, what's this about?

(presumably a demonstrator from pelican Bus - Tony)

Correct - we have the vehicle on trial for a month.