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Trams were noted loading at the arrival platform at Grand Central yesterday - it has been suggested this is to avoid confliction with passengers heading from New Street to the station.  Has this been pre-planned as I  suspect the normal turn round would mean inbound cars waiting the previous one to leave?



 
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Licence surrendered in today's N&P.

Noted in Liverpool in promotional use by Anchor Cheese.

http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/Midlands/updates/free-bus-service-for-wolverhampton-cannock-hospitals-x68/
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picked up from staffordshire monthly update

Don't recall seeing this, mentioned on uk-bus-fleetnews, here
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http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/journeyplanner/help/en?tpl=livemap&
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nor surprise, surprise, does there appear to be any link from their website.

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CN10HGJ spotted on an on line auction on behalf of a finance company.

shown on



to restart on 21 September - A5 from Wolverhampton and A51 from Great Barr via Walsall 

I had a reply to a complaint that the changes for 27th April basically saying there was no need to show items covered elsewhere on the website, to which I replied IMO it was sheer idleness on someones part and it si now up to date, but without the usual last update date.
Did anyone notice when it was updated
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That said the item for Coventry PRS still says alternative provision is being considered, when the relevant changes  to Stagecoach services is the next item but one!

Noticed from a train today that the Harper Brothers St. Helens RT and the Royal Blue coach were at the Stafford end of the yard at Rugeley TV - no other vehicles appeared to be present and I do not recall seeing any of their coaches on Stafford school workings recently.
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an article in the current Modern Railways makes several references to MidMet - has anyone ever heard of that shortening?

Apparently Aslef represent staff on Croydon tramlink - who represents Midland Metro (or other tramway) operators?

Three NWM bus shelters have found their way to Llandudno railway station to provide the only shelter while the station is tarted up.

Picked up a complete set at Walsall - it was only when I was sitting on the train I realised the Wolverhampton one wasn't a new one.
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They also now have Dudley, and rather surprisingly, Lichfield Arriva booklets

Appear to have cancelled all registrations - I think all schools except the 334.

Cardiff-Nottingham and Birmingham-Stansted services are diverted via Sutton Park from 17-21st Feb 2014 while remodelling at Washwood Heath takes place.
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Other XC services are via Lichfield with the cross city reduced to 4 trains per hour.

Finally picked up October 27th  Walsall and Wolverhampton timetable books today.

Noted this operator has moved from Ahyno to a yard adjacent to Banbury station, and now have at least two Olympians.
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However their bus routes are finishing on 15th October - a Tuesday.  Nothing on vosa to suggest that they have had their licence revoked.

A red DD, possibly London, today in Long Acre. I  wrote down BG11KGZ , but nothing like that on buslists.

Are the 9 and 333x diverted - while moving some furniture this morning came across a sign saying no access beyond EMR.