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I saw 4847 being recovered with a tow truck from Auckland Drive, just before the junction at Arran Way at 01:50 this morning. Bustimes suggests it had been there since around 00:15.

Nice overtime slip there 

It would be interesting to know the figures specifically for the 49 and 76, as these are the routes the OP mentioned. Yesterday morning according to the tracking there were 3 buses missing on the 76. I know myself from waiting that the 11:26 journey from Q.E. failed to operate. I am also informed that 4609 was broken down at West Heath island earlier tonight.

In addition to this there are certain buses that don't track on bustimes so it could look like certain journeys are not running when in fact they are, not saying this is what has happened in this instance.

Correct me if I'm wrong but if the driver doesn't change to destination at the terminus then the next stops don't work. There have been many occasions when the 50 has been going out of the City with Birmingham still on the front, therefore the next stop announcements don't work

That's correct 

Is there a list anywhere of what services Tividale depot operate I've just applied for a job and wandered what routes they run

16A
96
4/4H
50 (2 duties only)
42
40
31
32
81
18
17
45
226/226A
30
74A
61
54/54A

There's a few more also but that's pretty much it when I worked there anyway. 

I had 3 seperate passengers on the same journey once. One got on with an Iron (looked new but wasn't boxed), another got on with an ironing board and the another got on with a clothes rack on wheels (that he wheeled onboard). I was in stitches. This was the 11A from Erdington

It's erdington, are you surprised lol

20886 could of been running late on the 16A as it would of had a driver change as the 74A and 16A are on separate rotas. 20886 might of gone back to garage to fuel and swap drivers. 

Because everyone who used the 68 travelled all the way round the whole circle on it? And got off exactly where they started?
Which journey is this where you need to travel on 3 or more buses?

The 68A/C was well used and many links have been lost. Remember it was withdrawn as the running times where unachievable but adding an extra bus each way would of made the route unprofitable. 

We  can now look forward to having super slow buses on the 110. This is great(not)

Have you drove an electric bus?

Do deckers on the 60 struggle with turning around at the Cranes Park terminus, or is the crossroad wide enough?

Its a similar situation to the hamstead terminus on the 16 and deckers manage that 

I wonder if the decision to wrap rather than paint is because the 2009 E400s are leased rather than owned

I could of course be way off the mark.

Would suppose it depends how much longer they've got in service, believe some of the scanias were leased and they regularly recived repaints 

What do you mean by Not very well?

I'm not having a go. Just I haven't seen it close up yet and it was wrapped by the same people who did the BC two

When you look at it side on you can see the panels below don't look the smoothest before the wrap was applied, you can see small lumps and imperfections, can only assume the body/paint work wasn't the smoothest after the previous wrap was taken off. 

10A Uses E200's now so might be easier to do the turn

Depends, if their turning circle is the same as a dart then it would be easier in a volvo 

4801 has been wrapped (not very well) in the single shade of grey livery, can only presume it was done hastily due to the previous ad on the bus expiring.

Will the 7 branding stay on when it's been repaired?

Would Imagine the E400s will be debranded shortly as there due to leave PB 

There is a bus lane camera on the approach to Asda Island,but I've seen minibuses going through as well.

Minibuses can use bus lanes