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Acocks Green: 1788-90/2-806, 2201-31, 4276-86/8/9/91/5, 4301, 4475/96/8-501/3/4/27-34, 4635-59, 6115-45, 6701-10.
Birmingham Central: 4449/66-74, 4594-600/2/10-23/5-8/30-4, 4871-80/95-921/7-49, 5501-18, 6825-92, 6945-50, 7515-33.
Coventry: 831-3/8/40-4/71-5, 2141-50/2-77, 4370, 4403/6-20/3/4/50-4/64, 4576, 4660-75/8, 4763-76, 4830-42/81-94,
      4983-95, 6951-67, 7539-41, E020-9.
Perry Barr: 1807-33/63-77/99-907/18, 4478-95, 4777-80, 4799-815/7-29/43-53, 6113/4/46-8, 6796-824, 6994-7000/19-33,
      7500-14.
Pensnett: 729-34/51, 801-4/19-30/4-7/63-70, 2094-111, 4748-62, 6101-12, 6915-42.
Walsall: 805-8/55-62, 1834-62/78-98, 2112-40, 3301-5, 4125, 4318/31/3/4/40/8/52/60/5, 4459/60/3, 4565-75/7/8, 4601,
      4733-7, 4854-70, 6711-58, H1001-20.
West Bromwich: 753-64, 809-18, 1934-53, 2232-8, 4239-41/4/5/53/4/66/70-2, 4476/7, 4505-19/21-6, 4679/87-96, 4738-47,
      4950-82, 6968-93.
Wolverhampton:  431/3/5, 752, 839/45-54, 2001-29/59-93, 2957, 4310-2/4/27, 4425-36/8-46/8/55-8, 4535-42/53/5-64,
      5401-30, 6759-65/7-95.
Yardley Wood: 1909-17/9-33, 3225, 4383/6/7/9/90/2-4, 4544-52/79-92, 4603-9, 4718-32, 4922-6, 6893-914/43/4, 7534-8
      E001-19.
Coach Unit: 214-20/4/6/9-34/69-75/83, 333-8
Training: 327, 1408/21/32/4/52, 1687, 1744/77-87, 4129/31/53/61/8, 4257/8/87, 4520, 4697/8
Preserved for restoration: 119L, 3035, 3997.
Withdrawn: 323-6, 800, 1450/61/512, 1750-73/6, 2246, 4144/57, 4218/28/30, 4308/17/22/4/32/9/42/4/9/50/4/8/9/63,
      4405/37/47/61/2/5, 4502, 4676, 6766, 9951, C050, C081, BX54ZWV.

Had this ex Go North East Scania on rail replacement yesterday
http://wmbusphotos.com/OtherWMops/M-Roperators/MightyNL02ZRX.html

69001 is currently at Bescot if anyone is interested

Now operational, but currently in test mode is another tracker, a regional version of London Vehicle finder.

If you click on the link, then put in for example        WM 2001-29

It will show you what routes each bus of that batch is on and which stop they are currently at

https://rvf.test.lvf.io/?fbclid=IwAR1ER6NMr0fYa7wDS7UZz3-DCYJEzfH9K5I8VtQ02yPj_vKQYJ4zS4hZj2A#RVF

Details of the 20 Hydrogen buses due later this year are here

http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/fleetlist/H1001.html

Title says it all. This is the list I currently have on report to the tracking company. Some should be working now, any additional ones noticed please post for me to report, no general comments in this thread though please.
729   PN
759   WB
828   PN
835   PN
1751   WA
2098   PN
2101   PN
3301   WA
4271   WB
4282   AG
4327   WN
4431   WN
4464   BC
4475   PB
4501   PB
4529   AG
4549   YW
4556   WN
4726   YW
4866   WA
4900   BC
4904   BC
4912   BC
6115   AG
6117   AG
6127   AG
6130   AG
6834   BC
6847   BC
6874   BC
6914   YW
6924   PN
6946   BC
6965   CV
6980   WB
7508   PB
7522   BC
E011   YW
E023   CV

The Arriva Midlands fleetlist I receive now has Arriva South in it as well, so I have added a full fleetlist forthem here (about 1/3 down the page)
http://wmbusphotos.com/ArrivaUK/index.html

Bullying is not acceptable anywhere, and will not be tolerated on here.

I know of one member of this forum who in the past has picked on someone via Facebook, an now has an avatar on here hinting about picking on someone else.

This is not acceptable and needs to be removed voluntarily or action will be taken.

Graysons (Euro 6) - 1833, 1899, 1905, 4778, 4779, 7026
Hartshornes (Engine) - 2009, 4475, 4499, 5509, 5517, 5518 + 1781 (brake conversion)
MAN (Engine) - 1870
Plaxtons (RTC repairs) - 6811
Keltruck (engine) - 1934

Paint - 119L, 733, 862, 1777, 1778, 1783, 1786, 2064, 3035, 3997, 4935
BC (ticket machine) - 5409
BY - 257, 258, 259, 260, 261
PB (bodywork) - 1799, 5503
WN (repair/store) 3302, 3304, 3305, 6102
Dundee - 1776, 1782, 2246

The refurb programme is now restarting as the Euro 6 conversation programme winds down. First bus in is WA 862

It looks like Sandwell council are banning double decks off the 4.

This will also affect Wolverhampton line rail replacement and possibly some school runs

With regards the comment on the Arriva Cannock thread this is the current totals

Double deck 1084 (AG 96, BC 223, CV 128, PB 128, PN 64, WA 99, WB 117, WN 118, YW, 111)
Single deck    486 (AG 50, CV 50, PB 68, PN 52, WA 106, WB 48, WN 88, YW 24)
Total            1570

Don't know if anyone has the totals going back but it is many years since there was 1084 double decks in operation in the West Midlands fleet

On Friday at least 4 garages received phone calls from someone pretending they had hired a bus trying to get vehicle to take them to places.

The caller used different names in calls to different garages. For instance Wolverhampton received a call from 'Steve' claiming he had hired 2957 for a trip to Stafford and Tony Hunter couldn't find a driver' so could Wolverhampton provide one'  West Bromwich, Walsall & Pensnett at least also recieved calls claiming different hires but on a similar basis.

It was obvious the phone calls were from someone who thinks they are an enthusiast, and mentioning my name makes me think they may be on here.

Actions like these make senior managers go against enthusiasts, something we do not need. Wolverhampton even disabled 2957 to make sure someone didn't come into the garage to try and take it out, causing extra work on a weekend when all engineering effort should have been concentrated on getting as many vehicles as possible fit for service on Tuesday.

I believe Safer Travel police have been informed, so action may be taken against the offender if these continue

Saturday 5th September NXWM are hoping to assemble their entire operational 'heritage' fleet in one place for the first time ever. The aim is for them to all drive along Moor Street Queensway in Birmingham City Centre in quick succession around lunchtime for photographers to photograph them, Obviously this will depend on them all being fit for the road on that day, but it will hopefully involve
3225 BCT Daimler.
4651 BCT liveried Gemini.
4722 BCT liveried Enviro 400
4601 Walsall liveried Trident.
4535 Wolverhampton liveried Trident.
4453 Coventry liveried Trident.
4679 West Bromwich Liveried Gemini.
2102 WMPTE DP liveried B7RLE.
4780 WMPTE liveried Scania Omnicity
4125 TWM liveried and first bought Trident.
2957 MCW Metrobus.
along with 4905 'Pride' liveried E400.

This is part of a virtual event to raise money for West Midlands Air Ambulance.  see
https://www.facebook.com/events/3134715703250513/

Before I put any details up I will own up I have an interest in this as I am a shareholder in the company.

Busview is an annual subscription service giving access to all known PSVs in the country, along with many long gone vehicles. It currently has over half a million vehicles details in it.

Details of the new launch can be found at https://www.busdata.co.uk/

It is how I answer many of the vehicle queries that are made

I have tidied up all the pages for Metrobuses 2001-2075 on my website including putting their histories here. Any corrections welcome as would be any photos of
2002/4/8/10/12/14/15/26/29/33/35/36/38/40-43/46 & 49 anyyone would be willing to let me use to comeplete the set http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/gonebatches/2001-2435/2001-2435.html

The reason for Oddities thread is for someone from the vehicle presentation team to see what needs correcting.

The reason things get deleted is they are not oddities as such that need correcting. Vandalism and other things that drivers will put on their VCRs including non-working front destination displays don't need listing here.

It is for
Missing parts of livery/branding
incorrect seat moquette
incorrect coloured grab poles etc

Things that don't stop the bus running correctly, but look wrong

To save 26 different threads being started this one can be used for anything on the new buses.

Fleetnumbers are E001-19 (Yardley Wood) E020-29 (Coventry)

At the moment the first one is expected in just under 4 weeks time.

I do not have the registration numbers yet

Hartshornes:- 2074; 2100; 2109; 2176; 4289; 5509
RWT, Lye:- 4494
Powertrain, Willenhall:- 4434; 4799
MAN, Bedworth:- 1858
PCS, Wootton Bassett:- 5409
Graysons, Tyseley:- 4760; 4809; 5401
Plaxtons, Anston:- 2136
Carlyle:- 756; 4750

AG:- 4496
BC:- 4266; 4546; 4550
PB:- 2243; 4588
WB:- 6953
YW:- 4654

[Total 701]

Vehicles currently in paint
AG: - nil
BC: - 6879 (repairs)
BY: - 1810
PB: - nil
YW: - 4718; 4566 (repairs)
WA: - 1893
WB: -  2232
WN: - 729; 751; 2142
PN: - nil
CV: - 2177; 4883
Dundee - 2247
Heritage: - 3035; 3997; 119L
Training: -  4287


Buses in service in new livery
Crimson
BC: 433 (1)
WN: 730 (1)
PN: 731; 801-804 (5)
WB 805-10/7-22 (12)
PN 823-8/30 (7)
WN 850/3/4(3)
PN 864/8(2)
WA 1750-73 (24)
BY 1788/92/9/801/3/4/13/4/36 (9)
WA 1837-62 (26)
PB 1863-1877 (15)
WA 1878-92/4-98 (20)
PB 1899-907 (9)
WA 1909-12 (4)
YW 1913-17 (5)
WB 1918 (1)
YW 1919-24 (6)
PB 1925-31 (7)
WB 1932-5 (4)
WB 1936-53 (18)
WN 2001-29/59-90/120-3 (65)
PN 2094/8/104/8/10 (5)
WA: 2112-9/33 (9)
BC: 2134/5/7/ (3)
WN 2138-41 (4)
AG 2201-31 (31)
WB 2232/4-8 (6)
YW 2233/9-47 (10)
PN 3301-5 (5)
PN 4425-42 (18)
BC 4443-50/5-74 (27)
PB 4475-96/8-507 (32)
WB 4524/5 (2)
AG 4526-34 (9)
YW 4565-71 (7)
BC 4572-7 (6)
YW 4594 (1)
WA 4595-6/606-9 (6)
BC 4610-23/5-8/30-4 (23)
AG 4635-50/52-7/9 (23)
AG 4687-96 (10)
YW 4719/28/30-2 (5)
WA: 4733-7 (5)
WB 4738-62 (25)
PB 4777-9 (3)
PB 4799-815/7-29 (30)
PB 4843-53 (11)
WA 4854-70 (17)
BC 4871-80/95/7/903/4/6/7 (16)
WB 4914-8 (5)
WN 4919/20/7/32 (4)
WN 5401-8/10-21/8 (21)
BC 5501-18 (18)
PN 6101-22 (22)
YW 6123-48 (26)
PB 7019-33 (15)

Total 701

WMB livery
WB 811-6 (6)
WA 2124-32 (9)

Total 15

Blue
CV 831/2 (2)
CV 2143-50/2/3/5/57-76 (31)
CV 4763-76 (14)
CV 4831-4/6-41/86/8/91 (13)

Total 60

Platinum
AG 6701-10 (10)
PN 6711-18 ( 8 )
WA 6719-58 (40)
PN 6759-61 (3)
WN 6762-95 (34)
PB 6796-824 (29)
BC 6825-92 (68)
YW 6893-914 (22)
PN 6915-42 (28)
YW 6943/4 (2)
BC 6945-50 (6)
CV 6951-67 (17)
YW 6968/9 (2)
WB 6970-93 (24)
PB 6994-7000; 7500-7514 (22)
BC 7515-7 (3)
YW 7518-38 (21)
CV 7539-41 (3)

Total 342

Green
431/2/4/5 (4)
1774-87 (14)
2030-58 (29)
2248-50 (3)
4680 (1)
5426/7/9/30 (4)
4700-17 (18)
6687-6700 (14)
7002-10/14 (10)

Total 97

Training
1780; 4129; 4131; 4153; 4161; 4168; 4257; 4258; 4520; 4697; 4698

Total 11