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Today at Worcester showing the 3 different liverys used on the Mercedes...

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ok thanks  how long after first give the green light will they be in service

That I do not know. I do know the new seat moquette wont arrive until mid-July so we wont see any before that day.

On Monday how many will be out with the full branding for 144

The route number 144 (and 144A) is now being slowly phased out and the route is to be known as "Salt Road". Use of the route numbers hasn't totally come to an end yet, but expect to see less of it as time goes by.

All now have full "Salt Road" branding fitted, however 69449 is currently off the road with accident damage so don't expect to see that on the road for a while, and 69460 is still at Thorntons and delivery isn't expected before mid-July.

Full operation at peak time requires 12 vehicles and with usual servicing requirements there will typically be one in the dock at any given time, so at the moment expect to see 3 non-green buses on the route each day. Later in the year two additional vehicles will receive Salt Road livery to give additional capacity and provide a spare.

Any news on the Worcester mercs  entering service

They are currently at Thorntons waiting for First to give the green light for refurbishment work to start.

First Worcester Optare Solo 53064 transferred to South Wales today in exchange for 53802. The latter is needed at Worcester to operate a new school contract that requires a vehicle fitted with seat belts.

41502 was noted today leaving AG. It was being moved by Mansfield Group on suspended tow. I'm not certain of the destination, but I'd expect this will turn up later today at Worcester. They seem to inherit our more challenging repair projects in recent times.

Correct, 41502 arrived at Worcester depot on tow at about lunch time today. I noted it over a pit already with part of the engine removed a few hours later.

Dart 42893 also arrived at Worcester today, but under it's own power. I believe this was exchanged for Enviro300 67647 but I can't confirm that yet.

66964 arrived at Worcester earlier in the week. I understand this is also for engine work.

PVR will drop from 120 to about 105. Add in a few spares and the fleet should be about 112.

...32056 still remains in the withdrawn/out of service corner and is in a very sorry state...
...42894 has moved inside to receive attention, not seen it back out yet so it's still work in progress presumably...

32056 has been sold to Alpha Recovery for scrap, just waiting for them to collect it. 32057 is still owned by Potteries but is stored at Worcester after the engine was removed and adapted to fit 66963 by Worcester engineers.

42894 will be transferring back to First Midland Red in mid-April along with 42892 and 42893. The Potteries fleet size will reduce by about 15/6 vehicles with service cuts due towards the end of April, so expect more disposals.

Any idea what's happening with the ex Hereford Solos, transferred elsewhere in the group?

The ex-Hereford Solos at AG were officially withdrawn at the weekend. I believe they were held in reserve until then in case they were needed during an event at Alton Towers. At the moment there is no new home for them to go to, but that can always change. Sending one to Worcester would be nice, but not 53059 as that's a shed!

Three double-decks will be arriving at AG from Leicester soon (may already be there), and in turn three older double-decks will move from AG to Bradford.

37158 is now back home after being on loan to Worcester.

35188/189/191/192/37158 are at Worcester for use on London midland rail replacements.
Of the buses I saw, 35189/191/192 were out today and the buses seem to change quite frequently despite the 2 services (Bromsgrove-Droitwich & Longbridge-Bromsgrove) only running every hour

First are also running Droitwich to Barnt Green via Bromsgrove, and are also required to have two vehicles on Stand By all day. Normally this is at Bromsgrove but quite often one is sent to Longbridge and is on Stand By there. Towards the end of next week, First will also be working Rail Replacement from Redditch and Cheltenham.

Hereford depot closed on 5th September 2015.

All the services on that list are run from Worcester depot, but the list is a little out of date. X18 and X19 are Worcester Rugby Club Services that were both withdrawn at the end of last season.

Just a quick question does anyone know how much the bus fare is on the 144 from Birmingham to Worcester please!!!

£4.50 single or £6.50 return (Wyvern Day ticket)