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So has the logos been put back on the front? And also the logos that were on the nearside bumper before the accident.

The paint shop always replace logos and fleet numbers

4817 back into service this afternoon, but I suspect someone has already noticed.

There were a few others: 36L to Millhouse Road/Bierton Road, 48L to Maypole, 67L to Chester Road/Tangmere Drive, 90L to Lambeth Road/Queslett Road.

The letters D, G and I were not used, no doubt because they could have been mistaken for numbers.

It's worth pointing out that letters A, B and C (sometimes also others) were normally used for short workings from the outer terminus, not from city.  For example, at the Maypole there was at least one 50B working to Rea Street/Digbeth.

D being on the blinds ended up quite useful after 1973, Birmingham buses lined to Sheepcote Street regularly had to show 16D when on the 160 to Kingshurst

The 5 (Portland Road to Perry Common) went up to L (Perry Common/Enderby Road) which I think was the only service that did

The blinds only went up to L so that certainly was the route that went the furthest

So when the front is repainted, will it head straight back to PB for MOT?

It's still got nearly 5 months MoT

I don't get why the X21/X22 didn't do what the 61/63 are now doing, even though that's also another set of services pushed out of the City... 

It's due to capacity on the bus stops

E229/E238/E241 have arrived and now at WN
4836 is repaired and waiting to go back to PN

4817 has since moved from BC to paint as well with RTC repairs

[E165]

BC: 1927; 4817; 6927
MS: 2238; 7033
PN: 1907 
WA: E062
WN: 4836

Loans for service
PN: 4722
WA: 4959; 6761
WN: 4846; 4847; 4860; 4885; 4892
YW: 6917

Paint: 2018; 2026; 2158; 2203; 2213; 4767; 4771; 4889
Powertrain: 4813; 5510
Hartshornes: 2087; 2094; 4492; 5502; 5512

Location of electrics

PB	BC	WA	WN	PN	Aston	MS	Roberts
E165	E213	E166	E164	E169	E176		E174
E167	E219	E171	E168	E184	E201		E175
E170	E220	E178	E172	E189	E204		E177
	E224	E195	E173	E194			E179
	E225	E198	E191	E196			E180
	E227	E218	E197	E199			E181
	E228	E221	E205	E200			E182
	E231	E222	E207	E203			E183
	E239	E223	E208				E185
	E240	E226	E210				E186
		E230	E211				E187
		E235	E216				E188
			E236				E190
							E192
							E193
							E202
							E206
							E209
							E212
							E214
							E215
							E217

Changing at Aston avoids Birmingham New Street, that's the most direct rail route

6872 on Park St
E011 on Stratford Rd

E011?

Popped in there and see they still have the open top decker on display as used by the CCFC cup final celebrations way back in time.

Got me thinking about buses used in Coventry and what looks like a lack of more recent ex Coventry buses.
Does NXC ever offer a retired Coventry bus to the museum?
Would be good to see a more modern donation and a link to NXC who have been running Coventry services for quite some time now.

Have you thought the Museum might not a more modern bus. Where would they put it?

Is there any connection between Roberts & Zenobe?

No, just Roberts have a huge secure piece of land and are willing to let people park buses there for a fee. Green Bus/Busworks have used them as well 

Ok - I'm v surprised - couldn't they be pressed into service somewhere (eg BC), replace Euro 6 and enable them to be cascaded to replace non Euro 6 somewhere? I guess there are many reasons why not, and if necessary could cover as maintenance spares at CV if necessary - presumably why they're stored there.

No again sorry, although parked at Coventry it is only because there's room to park them there, along with one of the Z buses, the other 4 Z buses are at Roberts. All are part of Zenobe's reserve now and if anyone wants to use them including NX then they have to pay Zenobe's spot hire fee. If they could be pressed into service anywhere then E163 upwards would be in service.

Im sure that, ultimately is the case, but I can't imagine this would happen without very good reason, and no doubt NXWM would be involved in that decision, if not instigate the discussion. No doubt the actual reasoning for this particular decision is commercial in confidence but I'd hazard a guess it would be something like the batteries deteriorating and causing maintenance/operational issues.

No, Zenobe wanted three of the Z fleet into service. The three E buses are parked in Coventry garage yard fully operational with no defects.

Does anyone know why E004, E017 and E018 were swapped with some of the Zenobe spares?

Because that's how the contract works.

Zenobe can swap out any vehicle they wish