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Title: Newest vehicle ever to run from Worcester?
Post by: Tony on February 19, 2014, 08:36:50 PM
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstMidlandRed/SN08AAF.html
Title: Re: Newest vehicle ever to run from Worcester?
Post by: PM on February 19, 2014, 08:43:06 PM
Quote from: Tony on February 19, 2014, 08:36:50 PM
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstMidlandRed/SN08AAF.html

Good call tbh I remember this on the 144 and caught it a couple of times. Think it confused people slightly at the time in that livery... Was it a loan from ADL to cover warranty work or something like that?

Worcester has run several types since new when they would no doubt have been the newest buses though...
Title: Re: Newest vehicle ever to run from Worcester?
Post by: j789 on February 20, 2014, 10:36:32 PM
When First were running the buses for the 2012 Olympics, an 11 plate Gemini was at Worcester for a week or so before going on Olympic duties and saw service so I think this is the newest.
Title: Re: Newest vehicle ever to run from Worcester?
Post by: Sayeed on February 20, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: j789 on February 20, 2014, 10:36:32 PM
When First were running the buses for the 2012 Olympics, an 11 plate Gemini was at Worcester for a week or so before going on Olympic duties and saw service so I think this is the newest.
Here it is ;) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55059449@N06/7591648092/in/photostream/
Title: Re: Newest vehicle ever to run from Worcester?
Post by: DD12 on February 22, 2014, 03:17:06 PM
Quote from: Sayeed_M on February 20, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: j789 on February 20, 2014, 10:36:32 PM
When First were running the buses for the 2012 Olympics, an 11 plate Gemini was at Worcester for a week or so before going on Olympic duties and saw service so I think this is the newest.
Here it is ;) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55059449@N06/7591648092/in/photostream/

THANKS SAYEED!
Thanks for your link to this photo that I've not seen before.

- there were two or three of the Tridents 33401-5, used on the Xmas P+Ride, either in December 2004 or 2005 or both - I can't remember exactly -
but  36168  IS the newest DD to run on normal WR routes  (including the 32  - I wish I had a photo of that!)

It's now 46 years since the Worcester garage of Midland Red/ First  had an allocation of NEW  DDs !!