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I hope they wait until the Pershore Road and Bristol Road get new buses to brand them because otherwise they'll just look as tatty as the 97 does at the minute with unrefurbished Tridents with stickers plastered all over them. I think if a route is going to be branded they should wait until there are refurbished buses to brand.

The tridents on the 97 are refurbished bar 4465 and 4470

I meant as per the latest spec with the grey moquette and no connection bars.

'Dutsey', I hope i'm not being rude by saying that some of your threads would be better if you use the Questions part of the forum. :) But seeing as it is NXWM related, im sure its fine in this section.

anyway, speaking of various 97 routes, does the 97 City Centre Loop still operate? And I hav asked before but where does it go from Priory Queensway?

To my knowledge there's never been a 97 city centre loop

I hope they wait until the Pershore Road and Bristol Road get new buses to brand them because otherwise they'll just look as tatty as the 97 does at the minute with unrefurbished Tridents with stickers plastered all over them. I think if a route is going to be branded they should wait until there are refurbished buses to brand.

I wonder what the route change to the 966 is going to be? Will it just be something to do with a different road in the Airport?

As I work at the Birmingham Business Park, I thought I would hop down to Chelmsley Wood on me lunch and I noticed the following bus route

97
97A
97P

What is the point of the 97P said Pine Square but I assumed that this was the terminus for the 97 anyway?

Yeah that's right, it just terminates at Pine Square then turns round and goes back, missing out the loop of the housing estates.

I think the 97P is a short working, so it doesn't serve the loop and terminates at Pine Square. I think

Have WB or AG got a Gemini on loan to WA at the minute? I passed one running a 51 earlier and I swear it didn't have leather seats.

2125 was on the 97 today, at the Airport around 11:15 (I think these are unusual during the day?)


Went past 2125 in Bordesley Green at about 15:30ish, it was going towards Birmingham full to the brim.

I'd say over 90% of the X64's I've seen recently have been Tridents. Haven't seen many B7RLEs at all except on the evenings.

What garage these going to? And what route ?

"Allocations are being released on Friday"

An ALX400 (think it was 4255) just left Birmingham on a 33, displaying V festival on the side destination

Was sad to hear about Ron, I used to see him often and chatted to him on quite a few occasions!

Loads of photographers at west brom today my bus was well photographed 1515 on the 53/289

Yes, seemed a huge convention of spotters, nearly ran 2 down whilst driving to the Hawthorns!

But suppose West Brom is the place to be at the moment, Darts and B6's on the way out, Mercs also on the way out plus new Enviro 200's and 400's! And in West Brom you get to see buses from PE, WB, WA and WN, can't think of an interchange that gets more!

Chelmsley Wood has buses from BC, BY, PB and AG

Caught 4697 on the 94 tonight at about 23:00 from Birmingham. It's the longer way home but when I saw that pulling up I couldn't resist :P

Today (Thursday 7th August)

2017 on WN529. Pulled into Wolverhampton Bus Station at 10:59

I'm on the WN2017 529 and its packed

Which direction? Towards Walsall or W'ton?

Saw it in Walsall at about 13:30ish

There was another E200 on the 74 today, didn't catch the fleet number though.

LWB or SWB?

It was LWB, wasn't 819 again though