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@Nathan what buses are transponder fitted?

4797 definitely is, 4803/4807 probably are, unsure about 4806
All of the E200s (2140-50) and Cadets 2730-32 do as well

Basically anything that gets on the 10/13 usually

One of the Double Decker Tridents were on the 78 (Sutton Coldfield to Queslett Island) today. In Sutton Coldfield at about 14:50.

Normal, as it covers a school journey, which is the 15:25 78 to Streetly/Queslett

What bus did they use? Anyone got any photos?

2 Optare Tempos usually, one was MX05 EKZ, another was YJ56 WVV, never saw the third bus on there

What routes interwork?

60 (Cannock to Lichfield), 70 (Wolverhampton to Cannock via Featherstone) and 71 (Wolverhampton to Cannock via Wednesfield).
74 (Cannock to Stafford Hospital) and 825 (Stafford Hospital to Lichfield) interwork
All of the 3, 61, 62, 63 and Rugeley locals interwork together as well, i believe.

In simple terms, most of Cannock's routes interwork, somehow.

4 additional Solo SRs have turned up at Aston, probably for the 10H/S

YJ67 FYR
YJ67 FYS
YJ67 FYT
YJ67 FYU

The Solo at Elmdon is YJ10 EZB, a former Optare demonstrator, still wearing its Go North East fleet number.

Well if the proposed changes follow the same route as the 99, then they are total hippocrites. That service was withdrawn due to poor reliability, so let's hope they are not planning on following the same path.

Furthermore where is the Halesowen-Harborne link going? With the 244 proposed for West Brom:

And more on that note, as the 241 is in the firing line as well, albeit in the Dudley Review, and no replacement for the 244 seems to be in place between Dudley and Halesowen, this seems to me like either NX are naïve enough to think that Dudley to Halesowen doesn't need any bus service, which it does, and telling people ''Oh you can get off at so and so, to swap to another bus to get to where you actually want'' is an acceptable enough way of dealing with all of this, or NX have completely lost the plot...
Alternatively, it may be NX's way of putting deckers on the route, and if so, it's a bloody stupid way, in my opinion...

I don't usually go off on one, but i think its warranted for once, and these are just my opinions, so rant over.

If you look above, Central have registered a 35B between Walsall & Lichfield

Central already run the 35B, and have done for quite some years.

57  is wednsbury as there was a 66reg on the   today & I cant see them running 1 bus from wednsbury so I think 50 is wednsbury as well

Worth noting, it's probable that YJ66 ANV is a spare bus, should both the spare 67 plate, and 2107 be out of use, as ANV got on there on the first day of Igo running the 57.
And no, the 50 and 57 are both Wolverhampton.

[Model Specs:]

I'm trying to get the word out, so here seems as good of a place as any:

One of my current ''little''* projects is to refurbish my models, one of them being a Brighton and Hove B10BLE, into a TWM B10L (yes, i know one was done in ''line33'' back in the early noughties, but I've seen flying elephants that are more accurate than that...) which meant that i added a wheel chair bay in, and have started work on the window arrangement (as the originals are unsalvageable, after they unknowingly took a bath in acetone). Anyway, point is, I'm planning to sell it once it's finished, so if anyone is interested, PM me.
Model Specs:
EFE Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown - Backdated to Volvo B10L/Wright Liberator
Scale: 1:76
Livery: Travel West Midlands ''Low Floor'', full colour logos, c. 2008
Vehicle: 1414, P414 EJW
Destination (Intended): 258, Merry Hill, via Blackheath

* I say little, one of them is a 1:32 scale DB250LF/ALX400, which won't be for sale!

Note to moderators, remove if this isn't allowed, just thought i could get it out there a bit more

20051 - YJ60 KHA is a new vehicle at Tividale, was on the 223 earlier.
Solo M790SL, seating is B26F

What about the 19 Walsall to Bloxwich?

Wednesbury

Additional vehicles now on fleet:

YJ67 FYK - Solo SR M790SL
YJ67 FYM - Solo SR M790SL
YJ67 FYN - Solo SR M790SL

These are at Wolverhampton for the 50 and 57. Also at Wolverhampton, appears to be KX15 BHL (2107), which is used on the 57.

It was Transdev with the City Connect 36/CityZap services. Gemini's given a full refurb with Gemini 2 upgrade.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/york-bus/25826605152 - YC53MXU/X8VTD
A bit of a blurb and history on the above Flickr link.

YC53MXY/LY02ZAP
Before
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99395428@N03/17249298520

After
https://www.flickr.com/photos/westyorkshirebusspotter/26112247326

Although not Gemini's, Transdev and Arriva have done the same thing with some earlier B7RLEs.

Transdev's are at Harrogate (B7RLEs) for the 1/A/B/C (Harrogate to Knaresborough) and Keighley for the 662 (Keighley to Bradford).
Arriva's are at Maidstone for the ''Kings Hill Connect'', the X1 (Maidstone, M20, West Malling & Kings Hill) and X2 (West Malling & Kings Hill)

NK56 EPN (ex Stagecoach North East 35162) was in service, in full Thandi livery, on the 37.

4609 was on the X61 earlier