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I have been writing a short bus magazine which I have packed information into 16 pages.

I will be adding new magazines each month. Here is November 2016: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuV-OWRD_pekbrD-EonOvSXP8Qk

It is a realistic booklet explaining what is going on around the Coventry network. I hope you enjoy reading it.


The latest magazine: December 2016: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuV-OWRD_pekc95j_PsGCLD0gK4

PD0000479/305 - MIDLAND RED (SOUTH) LTD T/A STAGECOACH MIDLANDS, MAIN ROAD, FAR COTTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8ES

Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Bilton and Magna Park given service number 8 effective from 01-Jan-2017.

Buses names are now found on NXC / NXWM's websites though not all the names seem correct. 4995 is called Primrose, not Abigail for example.

http://nxbus.co.uk/coventry/about-us/fleet-list

Many of the fleet numbers also have links to @Tony 's website.

PD0001111/50 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Coventry or Coleshill Heath Rd/Chester Rd given service number X1 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/30 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Solihull given service number X2 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/431 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Minworth/Roughley/Hill Hook given service number X4/X5/X6 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/55 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield given service number X14 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/112 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Frankley and Birmingham City Centre given service number 63/X61 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

Noting X61 here... Bristol Road may well get an Express service after all...



PD0001111/167 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Deritend and St. Peter's RC School given service number 876/877 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

Here is an album of the buses at Showbus this year: https://www.facebook.com/Coventry-Bus-photo-page-369276339910972/photos/?tab=album&album_id=594733500698587

Note that various older buses were from WM as well as 4705, 6773, 2 Central Buses (E 200 & Metrocity), 2 Midland Classics (Metrocity & Spectra), 3 First Worcester (Wright Streetdeck, Streetlite & E300) and Arriva (Hinckley E200) (Leicester Streetlite) (Tamworth Merc Citaro) along with many other operators.

Optare Solo SR YJ15ARU: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.522346574603947.1073742219.369276339910972/588064041365533/?type=3&theater

Yellow Buses!

Yellow Bus and Yellow cabs: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/586679981503939/?type=3&theater

Gemini 2 121: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584474805057790/?type=3&theater

Optare Tempo 16: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584483941723543/?type=3&theater

Gemini 3 193: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584484365056834/?type=3&theater

Gemini 1 180: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584487005056570/?type=3&theater

Plaxton Centro 801: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/585616244943646/?type=3&theater

Wright Streetlite 859: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/585617224943548/?type=3&theater

East Lancs Myllennium112: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/585618448276759/?type=3&theater

East Lancs Vyking 411: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/586191668219437/?type=3&theater

Optare Versa 27: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/586192248219379/?type=3&theater

Dennis Dart SLF 512: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/586676814837589/?type=3&theater

"We have been advised by Stagecoach, who currently operate bus services 65/66, that they will no longer be able to continue running the services after Friday 17th December 2016 as they are no longer financially viable."

To put it in brief, WCC want to subsidise a service 665 which would operate 2 hourly from Leamington to Napton.

However, this will cut the service to Daventry and Banbury. There will no longer be a direct bus service to either of these locations from Leamington. Tesco Southam used to provide money for these extensions.

While there is not enough time for a full consultation due to the deregulated bus industry... WCC would still like views.

Link to further information including proposed timetable: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/blog/archives/alerts/proposed-changes-to-public-bus-service-6566-consultation

Enviro 400 1537: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584486621723275/?type=3&theater

2213: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584485208390083/?type=3&theater

2258 of the Go Ahead owned company: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584470805058190/?type=3&theater

2281 is one of many Wright Eclipse 2's that More Bus have for their M1 & M2 services which run Every 3 mins from Bournemouth to Poole: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584471315058139/?type=3&theater

2283 on the M2 service. It has Free Wifi and USB power points: https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.508159679355970.1073742207.369276339910972/584478355057435/?type=3&theater

Currently adding more onto my page. The link to the album (Not in West Midlands 2016) is here: https://www.facebook.com/Coventry-Bus-photo-page-369276339910972/photos/?tab=album&album_id=508159679355970

X17 Extension from Warwick to Stratford has increased frequency.

X68 - Extends to University Hospital, Coventry every hour off peak!!!!

Hello Everyone,

After good feedback from the De Courcey spreadsheet, I have now made one for Stagecoach.

School Services are listed
PVR's for majority of routes are here
Included are services operated by Rugby, Leamington, Stratford and Nuneaton
Handy if you are unfamiliar of allocations on services...

Link to Spreadsheet: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AuV-OWRD_pekgSs6TzRmdqSPwMhv

Please modify sensibly.

Thanks, Adam.

New Link as of 18/09/2016

EDIT - link amended at request of topic-starter

I think I know the answer....  ;D

https://www.facebook.com/networkwestmidlands/photos/a.251619684887837.55735.127819147267892/1054484617934669/?type=3&theater

The X18 is now being advertised in the middle of Stoke Heath on a telephone box. The X18 doesn't even go near Alfal Road

It signals the new branding as well!

DSCN7239a is a picture of the top part of the telephone box

DSCN7241a is the bus with new branding

DSCN7242a is the bottom of the telephone box

DSCN7243a is the whole telephone box

I am attaching them one at a time due to the downloading allowance.

The 20 service has recently got an upgrade from normal single deckers to brand new bendybus!


I couldn't resist the camera trickery! :D

PD0000479/5 - MIDLAND RED (SOUTH) LTD T/A STAGECOACH MIDLANDS, MAIN ROAD, FAR COTTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8ES

Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Leicester and Coventry given service number 48/X48 effective from 10-Sep-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/midlands/services/tz1/

Any idea of which garage is operating it?

S829MKH https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.522346574603947.1073742219.369276339910972/557200107785260/?type=3&theater

£34 million has been lost running the metro line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36381887?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_midlands_today&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=english_regions

What a lovely story for this bus driver from D & G.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608611/Bus-driver-forced-work-12-hour-shifts-two-burglaries-left-wins-6-1million-Lotto-jackpot.html

Midlands Today video of Kevin driving today.  https://www.facebook.com/midlandstoday/videos/vb.21263239760/10154182705519761/?type=2&theater

From the 2nd of July, A NEW coach service will operate to Birmingham from Oxford via Warwick and the Warwick Uni!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/oxfordbuscompany/photos/a.297034930341582.77100.218685871509822/1125180430860357/?type=3&theater
http://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/birmingham/