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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 

By that logic, wouldn't the sensible decision be to just repaint the bus instead of frequently applying a new vinyl to it every few months especially for buses like 4801 which I imagine that the only reason it gets vinyls is because most of the paint has been stripped off it. It would save money given that they cost around the same and repaints last way longer

An all over wrap is quicker to apply than a full respray.

7514 has rear end damage at the airport, looks like a car went into the back of it 

According to NXWM on Twitter, due to a closure of Birmingham Road in Great Barr, the 51 and X51 will be diverting via... urm, Billesley and Moseley

https://x.com/nxwestmidlands/status/1766147050918252696?s=20

Quite a lengthy diversion 😂

Does anyone If Coastliner actually operate anything, I think they did or do the Rodbaston (South Staffordshire) College routes. Occasionally on a Tuesday or a Thursday at about half six I used to see there Commander and sometimes there Solo either passing the 79 I was on in Bilston or parked up at the bus stop outside Aldi Moxley in the Wolverhampton direction. I think I have only ever seen the Commander with Passengers/Kids on

They operate a lot of rail replacement work 

I figured i would make a new topic as i couldnt find anything similar. Please add to another if there is one though.

I even consider myself nitpicking here but still.

Redditch

30165 - Broken Retarder (insanely loud, if you know you know)
30167 - Back seats are fully ripped, and revs semi weirdly
30169 - Gearbox takes a long time to change gears, bus redlines for at least 20 seconds.
30503 - Last time i rode it, it was constantly beeping.
30507 - Back of the bus is warm, very much overheating.
30508 - ^^
30828 - Has a blown exhaust, credit were credits due sounds insane.
30852 - Air suspension is broken, constantly goes up and down when idling.
32212 - (bar 32218) 32219 Gearbox is utter rubbish
32219 - No light coverings, and last time i was on it it broke down. Gearbox is utter rubbish.

40625 + 40626 Insane over revving at idle, heard many passengers say god this bus is loud or similar.

30852 - doubt it would be on the road with broken air suspension, if its doing this whilst idling it's could be the bus just dumping excess air and sucking air, old volvos tend to do this when idling. 

You would have thought Darker to to not get caught

I don't think there bothered about getting caught

Oh I didn't know the Public could help my bad

It's preferred to have a trained banksman but as long as the driver has no objections there is nothing to stop them asking a member of the public for help

That's also a dangerous peice of driving, He can't reverse in the middle of Traffic, and NX Drivers need Banksman not members of the Public to reverse. Banksman have nessceary training the public don't

That's not exactly a dangerous piece of driving, you literally reverse on your PSV test, it's never an ideal situation to reverse in service, however by getting someone (even if its a member of the public) to watch your back can help reduce that risk. 

Also given the situation what else could the driver have done. 

On a side note I've no idea what people's obsession is with DDs been used on the 4 services. When I drove these route (admittedly before the joint timetable came into effect) the route was busy but frequent enough for single deck buses to be used, by rerouting the service you will reduce the link between sandwell and dudley and west brom/Oldbury which is usually a busy stop on the route.

Unless this diversion becomes permanent then deckers won't be used on the 4, and as someone that's drove the 4/4H in the past the stop at sandwell and dudley station, 9 times out of 10 you will have passengers so won't be popular re-routing it away

& Bang, after 2 months handed my notice in..!

Don't blame you 

I'm not exaggerating, I seen it with my own eyes somthing was hanging onto the road or bus station layover bays, and the bus was sitting very low.

Air bag faulty? 
Suspension problem?

Could be anything, chasis don't just snap in half 

Is Yardley Wood garage the only one that is owned by NX? as all the rest are rented out apparently

Isn't the new Perry Barr site owned by NX?

2147 on the night X1 shorts