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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mobico-delays-reporting-again-to-review-german-accounts-rz7jrqhwt

Yes, the Mobico CEO & CFO are rapidly proving themselves to be completely incompetent & out of their depth.... many investors now have no confidence in them! 

Initially at the HY results end of July 2023, they stated the 'Evolve Strategy' was working, confirmed profit forecasts, confirmed an interim dividend & said that the 'Evolve' growth would be sufficient to start to pay down the massive group debt without disposals. 3 months later by October 2023, we had our first profits warning, interim dividend cancelled & entire US school division being prepared for sale. Then in February 2024 we had another profits warning along with FY results being delayed & a revised date set. March 2024, they have missed their own revised results date, issued another profits warning & put it back to late April. Its anyone's guess if that will actually happen......

Why isn't the vinyl two tone. Wouldn't it of cost around the same?

Repaints aren't two tone anymore

New electric buses on order for the 4H and 45 according to website

They're not on order, they've only submitted bids for Zebra2 funding at this stage, as per the news article:

https://www.rotala.uk/news/rotala-plans-significant-investment-in-carbon-reduction-technologies.html

One of the metrodeckers is in depot.

Most likely 40844, that hasn't tracked since 14th Feb.

They haven't bought anything for a while have they? Everything new seems to be leased.

No, everything's leased these days. 

Although they still like announce how much they're investing in new fleet orders etc... 

I thought NX had stopped buying new  buses. 

They haven't stopped buying new buses, just stopped buying new diesel buses

30903 and 30904 appear to still be in service. 31416, 31419 and 31420 have arrived at Burton but not yet entered service.

30903 & 30904 were withdrawn & moved to Tividale depot, but hastily re-instated & returned to Burton due to the condition the Kidderminster E200's were received in.

31419 & 31420 have both been in service for one day at Burton. They've all been off the road the road since....

There has been a massive shift of vehicles recently, over 100 have also now been sold, right across the business.

I've heard they're selling off owned coaches at Lucketts in favour of moving in leased ex Clarkes Tourismo's etc

25 x Van Hool Altano's are now expected for NX services, 10 x Edwards (NX route 040) & 15 x Selwyns (NX route 540):  https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/first-glimpse-van-hools-entering-service-with-national-express/

Lucketts have also received an 18 plate Caetano Boa Vista 7301 BU18OTC ex Edwards believed to be for general coaching work. 

That is correct, I was just pointing out that when seeing that clip for the first time, it does look like the bus is 'bombing it', but clearly it isn't.

It looks faster because the cars are virtually stationary

I've seen a vid of a Coventry electric on the X1 which has had a pretty nasty accident by looking at it. I've heard that it's E062 involved and that the bus is a write off, I don't believe this being how new they are. Anyone able to confirm anything please?

It's highly unlikely to be written off, it sustained frontal accident damage only. 

If it was to be written off, it will be Zenebe's decision not NX's. 

30902 seems to have been withdrawn as well.

I assume Burton will get all 4 x E200's from Kidderminster (31416 too).

It appears 3 x Scania's have been withdrawn today before their replacements have been received:

30903
30904
30908

Presumably, this is the reason why 33260, 40840 & 40843 have stopped off at Burton on loan whilst en route to Tividale. Burton are awaiting 31419, 31420 & 31421 from Kidderminster. These will be released in the coming days once the extra 13 plate Streetlites enter service at Kiddi.  

32260 is at Burton saw a post on midland classic page saying it's arrived there

Looking at FB, 32260 has arrived at Burton, but apparently it is only on loan for a day or so, but will ultimately transfer to Tividale.

Burton are due to receive ex Johnson E200's from Kidderminster later this week. 

Kidderminster are due to receive the follwing from DBNW tommorrow:

32276
32277
32279
32280
32283

32281 is now staying a little longer in Manchester.

This will allow 20178 & 20181 to move to Tividale for prep & repaint in to Hotel Hoppa Livery for transfer to Diamond SE (Stanwell)

whilst 31419, 31420 & 31421 will transfer to Burton.