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Aren't there a couple of 59 plate Pulsars a bit younger than the Solos

Staffordshire CC in their wisdom resurfaced the road under the bridges at Little Haywood which stopped the Arriva buses getting under them.  Arriva then re-routed the 825 from the Wolsey Bridge junction along the A51 to the top end of Great Haywood and then down through Gt Haywood, Little Haywood and Colwich to rejoin the A51 to Rugeley.  At the same time they reduced the frequency to hourly and introduced an 826 service that missed out the loop and went straight from Wolsey Bridge to Rugeley.
It was at this time that D & G re-routed their 841 to miss out Tixall and Great Haywood which now goes straight to Weston via the Tixall Road in Stafford and the new estates in that area.

One of the 54 or 55 plate Darts was being dragged along the A513 between Milford and Stafford at around 5:30 yesterday.  Too dark to see which one.  I assume the Coach Aid guy was going to take it the Weeping X junction with the A34 then off to Cannock

I think the data on the tracker is wrong in respect of fleet no 4,  X546 GGO.  That bus is shown on other lists as withdrawn and the fleet no 4 is now carried by BA 07 GHA

Just a couple of corrections to the Cannock list.
6 Stafford-Rickerscote is Telford Garage
23 should read Rugeley to Pear Tree
additional info
74 is via A34
75A & B are via Penkridge
825 is via Great Haywood, Little Haywood and Colwich
826 is direct to Rugeley then Lichfield
Hope this helps.

Is there a problem with the site  or is it me ?
Can't see any added comments on Arriva or Other Operators since the 10th October.  This has never happened in all the years that I have been a member.

There was quite a mix of vehicles on the 5 yesterday apart from 2702, I also saw a Centro, a Streetlite and a couple of 59 plate Pulsars but none of the 63 plate branded Pulsars. Another oddity was the positioning of the 'Connecting Telford' strapline.  On at least one it was underneath the windows and towards the front.  Sorry can't give fleet nos as I was driving.

3701-4 new as Leicester P&R contract in silver
Known as Silver Arrows

Are these fleet numbers correct ?  Southern Counties have VDL SB200/Plaxton Centros 3741-3746, is it these ?

Is it me or are any other members of this forum tired of seeing posts complaining and moaning about Cannock's vehicles and allocations?  I think we get the point now.

Not just you fed up with the hate Arriva Cannock comments. 

The fleet movements posted by Tony for April does list 2742 as withdrawn, must have been re-instated, possible to cover a shortage of vehicles.

On the subject of re branding, are 3742 and 3743 remaining in Cannock and if so when are they going to lose the 'Connecting Tamworth' branding for the correct 'Connecting Staffordshire' ?

Seen in Stafford yesterday one of the ex Centrebus Darts with a mixed livery, Select front end/Centrebus the rest, didn't catch reg or fleet number.
Seen in Stafford today new fleet no 8 - LN 03 AYL in full fleet livery.  This bus is Tbs Dart SLF / Tbs B37F.  It was first registered to Trustline, Hunsden 07/2002.

Loads of companies supply smart Polo Shirts with logo's onb them for a very reasonable cost, so there is no reason why every bus company, large or small should'n't kit their drivers out smartly.

DAF SB120/Wright Cadet LF 02 PLX 2745 failed at Queensville, Stafford around 4:00pm.  On rear suspended tow with Coach Aid at 4:30 which suggests transmission failure of some sort.

Update on the first of Derby's new Streetlites.  According to Bus Lists on the Web for Wrights there are so far 5 not 4, fleet nos 2329-2333.  Reg nos are SM 68 EPF, EPF, EPK, EPL and EPN.