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West Midlands M6 Sightings

Started by ade, August 29, 2017, 11:27:16 PM

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ade

Noted today earlier an all electric bus on a lowloader in olive green heading North. Heading South were 2 KMB Wright bodies Hong Kong standard deckers. No fleet numbers or Hong Kong registration plates. Anyone know any info on these?

MW

Seen a 900 branded Metrobus on the M5 on Monday. About 17:00 heading South near Bromsgrove I think, possibly further South.

Would have been that Mk2a that's been preserved.

Rob H

Quote from: MW on August 30, 2017, 12:09:21 AM
Seen a 900 branded Metrobus on the M5 on Monday. About 17:00 heading South near Bromsgrove I think, possibly further South.

Would have been that Mk2a that's been preserved.

Yes that would be 3053 8)
60 Birmingham - Cranes Park
72/72A Solihull Station - Chelmsley Wood
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital
X1 Birmingham - Coventry
X2 Birmingham - Solihull Station
A10 Solihull - Cranes Park / Chelmsley Wood

James4368

#3
I did spot 2 E400MMC 17 plates (trade plates)  on M6 southbound (Bescot) yesterday whilst photographing trucks. One in blue/grey if I remember.
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

tphi12000

Passed them myself but coundnt id 1st one was orange the second looked like a first bus.
Tony

winston

Quote from: tphi12000 on August 31, 2017, 09:43:11 PM
Passed them myself but coundnt id 1st one was orange the second looked like a first bus.

First Group at Bristol are currently taking delivery of Scania/E400MMC's in Orange/Grey for Metrobus & standard colours

BK63 YWP

Saw a plain white e200 67 plate coming down the M42, claribels maybe?
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

James4368

Seen 2 London Streetlites on the M6 (Bescot) on delivery.
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

midlandred2003

You missed one then because there were 3 almost behind each other!!!WS83,WS84,WS85

ade

Looked like Blackpool Transport 324 (PN04 XDH) heading south today.

James4368

Seen a London E200 MMC EV with red plates passing M6 Bescot going north
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

Dylanbusboy45

Quote from: James4368 on October 02, 2017, 12:14:37 PM
Seen a London E200 MMC EV with red plates passing M6 Bescot going north

Probably for Go Ahead London on route 360

B61 ANDREW

Noted on suspended tow just before lunch time today heading north on the M5 was an ex-Lothian & Thamesdown d/d. Did it venture north on the M6 ?? If so did anyone see it or are able to identify it please ??   It was either SN51AYD or AYO.  :-\  [ It may of course have taken the M42 depending on its destination. ]. Cheers. ANDREW.

Cheese

#13
Quote from: B61 ANDREW on October 09, 2017, 04:56:19 PM
Noted on suspended tow just before lunch time today heading north on the M5 was an ex-Lothian & Thamesdown d/d. Did it venture north on the M6 ?? If so did anyone see it or are able to identify it please ??   It was either SN51AYD or AYO.  :-\  [ It may of course have taken the M42 depending on its destination. ]. Cheers. ANDREW.

Annoyingly, Thamesdown have both AYD and AYO so could have been either of them! AYD is marked as withdrawn on Thamesdown's fleetlist so may have been that one.

midlandred2003

Well it had not passed bescot  by 13:00

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