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Cheers Dave. I think you may have one typo KV69 VYU is a volvo car, I think it should be KV69 VYO

Yep, an incorrect assumption on my part:

BX 66 GBO etc

Some additions to that list, all noted on 14/12/21 at the current B'ham O/C ...

Fords:
LP66FKJ
LJ18PKE
LJ18PSO
LF68RRO
KP69AWW
WF71HLR

Mercs:
KV69VYU
KN21LBG
WA71LHK

I'm not overly political either way but I do think Andy Street has done a good job in regards to public transport across the region.

I agree. The poison dwarf has made a fantastic effort in keeping a photographer in employment. Fingers crossed that his job creation scheme finally yields results with either Byrne or Caudwell getting a new gig next weekend...

I forgot to mention that in the same files section on the facebook group, you'll find a pdf from me called 'BS75'.

The first edition of the B&S / DJS fleetbook came out in 1975 but in A5 format & without allocations. The BS75 pdf complements this with allocations (& corrections) in numerical & depot order as at 1/8/75.

How do i find him ?

Seek & ye shall find!

A pdf covering all (known!) PTE vehicles & allocations is freely available on the West Midlands P.T.E. buses facebook group.

The complete 700p+ listing covering all subsidiaries of the new owners up to the present day is ongoing, & should similarly be made available once complete.

A building at the crossing of the 14/97 featured as a cop shop in Dalziel and Pascoe (* or maybe some other yawn-inducing law fodder). I went past whilst filming, but found the two FaTTS 'deckers in the Lidl car park more entertaining...

That was so crass, it should have the Eastenders* theme at the beginning & the end...

* Or Crossroads, more apt & of the same substantiality

I assume it's:

David John & Winifred Ruth Williams, 3 St Andrews Clo, Droitwich, WR9 8RE [PD1065477/N-2]
  FN: Finesse Travel
  OC: r/o The Conifers, Evesham Rd, Egdon, Spetchley, WR7 4QN

Replacement unit dates for the 6801-30/36-65 (1801-30/36-65) batch (6816-30/51-65 originally with DP seats):

1801   DAF 12/89
1802   DAF 11/89
1803   DAF 2/90
1804   DAF 8/89
1805   DAF 5/89
1806   DAF 12/89
1807   DAF 12/89
1808   DAF 9/89
1809   DAF 4/89
1810   DAF 7/89
1811   DAF 1/90
1812   DAF 1/90
1813   DAF 1/90
1814   DAF 6/89
1815   DAF 9/89
1818   DAF 8/92
1821   Volvo ?/95
1822   DAF 8/92
1825   Volvo ?/95
1826   Volvo ?/95
1830   DAF 4/89
1836   DAF 6/89
1837   DAF 6/89
1838   DAF 11/89
1839   DAF 11/89
1840   DAF 10/89
1841   DAF 6/89
1842   DAF 11/89
1843   DAF 8/89
1846   DAF 10/89
1848   DAF 10/89
1850   DAF 11/89
1854   Volvo ?/95
1856   Volvo ?/95
1862   Volvo ?/95
1863   Volvo ?/95
1864   Volvo ?/95
1865   Volvo ?/95

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97 every half-hour east of Heartlands Hospital, ouch!

@Tony Those are the timetables that started last Sunday. According to Facebook quite a number of timetables are showing for the wrong services!

I imagine they're all on the server, you just need to be inventive in the browser bar. Both my local routes of use (58/97) have dud links that only need editing by the end user.

Boost for Birmingham rail users as first passenger train in 80 years runs on Camp Hill line

Jonny Wiseman of West Midlands Railway, Mayor Andy Street and Geoff Grant from Transport Focus with the special train

utter bullsh!t & Andy 'Photo-op' Street in the same paragraph, there's a shock.

- Said no one ever...

It's a backwards step even considering artics in my opinion i.e. reduced seating capacity, expensive to buy & maintain, take up too much road/depot space, heavy & not as fuel efficient as double decker's.

Careful now, you're turning into me in your old age  ;)

I'll review the Emperor's new clothes in two words. One is 'awful', whilst the first one begins with a 'F'  ....

YX19 OTY is using a paper display at the front
There are non of the 19 plate vehicles with paper destination in the front as I am aware but I will check.

Nicely placed in the wiper arc.