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Well assumingly the Black Country Garages will keep there Scania's at first WA and WB. WA need Scania's for some routes although I could imagine B7RLE's will move there to release the Scania's and WB might gain E200MMC's to replace it's Scania's as for the Early Envrio's WA, WB and maybe WN or PN could have them. WA could do with them depending on the Hydrogens to try and make the City Routes Double Decker plus maybe the 10, 6 which has a mixture and 7 Double Decker 10 always seems busy when I've caught it. Apart from that PB will loose E400's that are younger that could go to WA, WB could use them to replace the Gemini's and WN the Tridents it has left or maybe they go to AG or YW to replace Tridents there that aren't Euro 6 as WN's Tridents are Euro 6 and WB's Gemini's apart from 4506-4523/25 I think and 4679 aren't Euro 6

Or wait until til June when cascades happen? There probably a plan being planned out as the electrics drop into place. 

How many Voyagers are cross country gonna get

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4959 it was due for a repaint so will it be repaired and repainted or scrapped

The event only happened today, wait til the actual experts assess the damage and make a decision. No one is going know now 

What would be the point in going to St Georges?  The stops by the bus station are only a  two min walk from St George's stop

St George's is the nearest to the local shops, two minutes for a fit and younger person. More like 5 to 10 mins for someone with mobility issues. I think they would like St George's to return (which I think it's destined to in some form) 

The 79A has ended now despite this I am seeing extra buses to Wednesbury from 7PM to about 1AM from West Bromwich the last 79 from Wednesbury is at 00:59 terminating into West Brom at 01:11 is this due to Metro Works

The evening works to commence on the metro between black lake and Edgbaston for 8 weeks from 8pm 

Just an idea if there is enough demand to reopen Darlaston and Willenhall there must be enough demand for passengers to want to travel on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line so here is an idea.
The Journey time between Walsall and Wolverhampton is 15 minutes so why not at peak times run an every 15 minute service from Walsall to Wolverhampton
Leaving Walsall sat say 07:15 and then either doing a 07:40 train back to Walsall from Wolverhampton probably require two units. Then during the day they could run this every half an hour or have that unit do other services until say 4PM when it could start the service back. With J10 still being not complete and as a result the 529's being in a mess they could trail it would be a way to keep Services down the line ready for when it opens and also a trail of planned service you could even extend a service to Birmingham semi fast from Walsall stopping at Bescot and Tame Bridge like the original proposal but without stopping at Willenhall and Darlaston as they aren't open yet.

Speaking of Darlaston I passed over the Bridge by the Station on Monday on the 37 and there is absolutely no way that Station is opening any time soon. I have no idea about Willenhall as I don't go that way. But I believe Darlaston was due to open first. I know they had contractor issues but surely these have been resolved there was no sign of anything happening when I past around 1/2 PM on Monday on the bus

Where are the train crew going to be sourced from, would involve a recast of the Walsall line to facilitate extra trains, availability of rolling stock and wouldn't it be best to trial a lower frequency to guage usage (walk before you can run)

I really don't see the point in vehicles being repainted anyway. This seems like a better way forward. Vinyls can simply be removed and replaced when a new design comes out.

I wonder if advert frames frames will be left off?

Vinyls are awful. Look at West Midlands Railway class 172s, vinyl is coming off and have faded terribly compared to the 196s which are painted and look ten times better 

There was an electric Volvo demo single decker on the Duncan Edwards by pass earlier. Is nx trialing this?

Ex Preston streetlite just seen on 142A

Oh is it, i had a feeling it would be scrapped, with west midlands railway doing birmingham to shrewsbruy and also transport for wales i guess its not really needed. Plus i notice that avanti dont really run it much they cancel it between wolverhampton and shrewsbury quiet a lot and somtimes cancel it from birmingham new street and then both units when working as a pair go back to barton together instead of splitting. when is it going?

WMR Shrewsburys going to 2tph from June. One via Stour Valley and one via bescot to serve Willenhall and darlo once open 

Today the 730 on the walsall to wolverhampton line is 730 021.

The 2 196s on the nuneaton to leamington spa line are 196 002 and 196 011.

196s are the booked allocation for Nuckle since last May. 

Given that there is just over a day left of the 73 registration and E218 - E243 haven't yet been delivered will they carry the 24 plate instead?

Quite a few of the 50 new buses that have been delivered haven't been registered so will be re-registered as 24 plates 

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Sunday service enhancements are long overdue, the loss of a direct service between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Birmingham International perplexes me. Definitely makes more sense for the Kiddy terminators to call at Langley/Old Hill/Lye and for Hagley/Blakedown to have direct services to Worcester

Doubt Sunday's will be enhanced due to it being ran on OT. 

Thanks - I hadn't spotted the change in stopping patterns.
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Saturday service is in now - its actually 22.31, the 22.03 from Dorridge extended to give better spacing.

I'm happy the 2231 is back, the 2300 most Saturdays have been full and standing. It will help when the Christmas market returns.

Also the 2 car Leamington Spa train weekday mornings that pass through BSW at 0700 will start at BSW and do Leamington and back. The Stourbridge Junction to Snow Hill part is discontinued.

Time to get the Langley Green, Old Hill and Lye passengers used to getting the Kidderminster service and Hagley and Blakedown passengers used to getting the Worcester again! 

The change that I would of liked to see would of been the last Leamington Spa service on Saturday to have begun at Snow Hill instead of Moor Street. 

What was coaches doing at the side of moor st station tonight

Rail replacement services for Chiltern due to issues last night caused by signalling issues