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Still a bus every 10 mins to Trumpington P&R? Always been B7RLEs on Busway services going that way.

The 16 route from Hanley to Leek must be up there in terms of the number of operators on the route at the same time.

Back in 2010 the Mon-Fri daytime service was run by Proctors with some additional trips by Scraggs, evening journeys were run by D&G. Saturday daytime was split between Proctors and Bakers with again D&G running evenings, then Sunday journeys were run by Scraggs. So there were 4 operators on the same route at the same time, OK different days of the week but still all at the same time. Due to various commercial/tendered sections of route leading to 4 different operators.

https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/18822713.stourport-coniston-coaches-bosses-covered-missed-inspections/

Pretty damning really, shouldn't have been on the road.

Would they used South Road/Resevoir Road then?
Found a pic of one on Resevoir Road on flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44483738@N05/15459274277/in/photostream/

They did, can remember doing a Metrobus up South Road on the 28 in the early 2000s I think.

On the Walsall map currently on the Network West Midlands website, on the Burntwood inset the 10A uses Spring Hill Road and Chase Road, not Cannock Road.  Has always gone this way. Also, the 62 terminates at Sankeys Corner and doesn't carry on along Bridge Cross Road, Cannock Road and then onwards to Lichfield, this change happened sometime in 2019, so reference could probably be removed altogether of that.

Also, on the Walsall map according to Traveline the 8 does a one-way loop at Brownhills West i.e. Chester Road North, terminates at the Rising Sun, then back via Watling Street and The Parade.

thank you

It just left Merry Hill towards Halesowen.

Was due to expire this month am I correct in saying?

Yes, the previous Direct Award was due to expire in October.

Quick google search shows it running TIL 2022

Under an ERMA as franchising is now effectively dead.

Hi Tony,

Couple of errors have crept into the photos posted, the pic of First 63325 takes you to 66870, and if you click on the link to 66870 you get a pic of 66865.

Liking the pics from Peterborough and Cambridge also, helped update liveries around there for me, thanks!

I personally saw a short E200 on the X20 this morning at about 10:00 for instance. Didn't take the reg of the bus at the time, but bus times suggests it was YW68PBU on the 08:55 from Stratford to Coventry.
It suggests after its return trip back to Stratford it went onto the 1 & 2. And it seems the buses that did that 08:55 round trip last Thursday & Friday also later went onto the 1 & 2. So does look to be some  sort of interworking from that.

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/195842?date=2020-09-21#

Same for this vehicle that according to Bus Times did the 11:50.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/195821?date=2020-09-21#

Yes, YW68PBU was on the X20, saw it in Coventry. Had a Solo on it on Saturday, no sign of the deckers on there

I have a Super off peak open return for the 10.15 moor st to marylebone on Sat and have received an email saying the train has been cancelled ( no reason given) can i use the ticket on the 9.55?

Should be able to, they appear to be valid on all Chiltern services on a Saturday. Looks like a short notice change to the timetable, the 1015 is now at 1034 or something?

Is 5429 out at all? Many thanks!

Wasn't a good day yesterday, you can add a Gemini on fire in Leicestershire to the mix also.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/double-decker-school-bus-caught-4502061

Not yet

Many thanks

Is 5429 out today at all? Many thanks