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Be up colmore row at 1628pm for a photo exclusive number 9 service

I just saw it, had to check the buses on loan thread before going crazy 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13141825/Britains-e-bus-ticking-timebomb-nearly-TWO-THOUSAND-electric-buses-worth-800m-face-urgent-recall-fears-burst-flames.html

Just come across this.

Saw the red flags as soon as I saw daily mail in the hyperlink

So YW are receiving electrics this year then?

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I take it 4764 and 6108 are no longer on loan to Walsall garage.

No, it's back at WB, was on the 82/87 yesterday

4469 (97) - 23/24
6869 (23/24) - 61/63
6999 (16) - 101

1872 (28) - 52

Tbf makes more sense as at S&D can swap for the fast Avanti services, I know it can be argued that Can do this at Birmingham NS or wolves but same platform at S&D, still feels mad can get a train from there too Edinburgh

It makes more sense for transport for wales services call at Sandwell & Dudley? I completely disagree

While Sandwell and Dudley now has another service to Birmingham International. There is now no direct services from Smethwick to the Airport, which, yes, of course, you can change at New Street, but the TfW calls meant that connections from Snow Hill line stations to the Airport were available, the same going the other way, to Wales.

A lot of journey opportunities that were available have been severed, and now an extra change is required, or, of course, a 10 minute walk across the city centre

B7's can get under but they might scrape it due to the Curved Roof Tony said either way the Bridge at Sandwell and Dudley on the 4 route NX marked as no Double Deckers. Yes I assume the Morning 34 DD that comes off The 701, the Evening Peak 34/37 DD that comes off the 881 all go back to Garage via Caldmore or Pleck Road. But either way the issue of why the 4 can have DD's has been explained before

Is this rule of no double deckers under the bridge at Sandwell and Dudley a recent thing? I remember seeing deckers on the 3/3A, 4/4H/4M during covid, and some out of service WB double decks taking that route back to the garage from Oldbury

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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

6813 (X3/X4/X5) - 101

5511 - 61/63

6747's rear display isn't working. It's on the X51 currently

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4857 on the 101E to Grove Lane, seem on Colmore Row around 10 minutes ago

6933 (X10) - 9
6888 (X21/X22) - 14

4826 (101) - 907
6810 (X3/X4/X5) - 33
6815 (X3/X4/X5) - X14
6887 (X21/X22) - 61/63
7503 (16) - X3/X4/X5

6873's rear display has now been taken out completely. It's on the 23/24s today

Also it's missing its tree deflector

6873 has had a rear destination display fitted, it's not working (single dot in left top corner), but it's there

6878's upper salon LCD screen is damaged