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@BN more that I'm aware of:

340 BV72XFX
342 BV72XFZ
343 BV72XGA
BV72XFY
BV72XGB
BV72XGN
BV72XGO
BV72XGP
BV72XGR
BV72XGS
(XGN, XGO, XGP seem to be at LA, the rest at SH)

BV72XEX Levante 3A is also currently at SH

XGS is 346 and XGN is 347. Got snaps of those 2 in London last week as well as 343

These are just my thoughts and observations so am not expecting it to be correct

I haven't worked at NX for well over a year now. I'm under the impression this deal was rejected as if it was accepted then it would means the terms and conditions would not be improved for the drivers. Proposals for improvements were supposed to be implemented back in January but have been delayed numerous times, which is why I think the drivers want to go on strike.

I didn't realise the unions were not negotiating for improved conditions, only for the pay side of things

Like othes have said these strikes will not do any good for the public/driver relationship as it is going to be a massive disruption to their everyday lives and I think will impact the already suffering public transport sector with falling passenger numbers. This in some part due to the driver shortages and missing services, which in turn is a vicious circle leading to less people using buses becuase they simply can not rely on them to get around

Personally I think on the surface of things the pay deal offered by NX seems decent but it would mean giving up an improvement on terms and conditions which is what the drivers don't want
A lot of people are just thinking the strikes are down to pay, and it doesn't help when the media only states what they want the public to hear to create a better news story, and friction between the public and staff. Bus driving is a thankless job and you are looked down upon by the general public and treated like you are something on the bottom of their shoe. One of the reasons why I had enough and left (amongst many others I know and some had been in the job 20+ years. I had done 8 years), one decision i don't look back on at all even now I only work part time working 27.5 hours a week before overtime and with overtime I pick up £40 less a week than with NX with no overtime, I feel I actually have a life outside of work, and not working all hours of the day burning myself out for no appreciation whatsoever. It just goes to show that money isn't everything. I found the pay to be decent while I was there, enough to live on comfortably. Granted this was before this cost of living crisis. But its not enough to be treated like dirt from all sides. 

What people don't seem to realise just what driving a bus requires from you. The majority of the public just seem to think you are sitting down all day doing nothing and its a very easy job, this is what i gather from comments on facebook posts and news items. And people are then saying why should drivers get an increase for doing stuff all all day every day. I can tell them that its a very mentially draining job requiring 100% concentration all the time which I felt I was not giving the job towards the end. The final nail in the coffin for me anyway was COVID. Thats what I feel changed the publics attitude towards others (not bus drivers but everyone as a whole), and all respect and courtesy just seemed to vanish. And also just peoples selfishness to abide by the rules imposed by the government at the time regarding lockdowns, unessecarry travel and mask wearing, unregardless on what you may have thought of the rules

There is much more to these strikes than just a pay increase which is what most people don't seem to realise.

I am sorry for the long rant but want to get my understanding of these strikes across

Would also like to wish the drivers at NX the best of luck with these strikes and hope they get resolved asap

Would be nice to know why was a no 14.3% a good deal  yet nurses 5% took that another firm offered 2%pay rise

Because its not all about the pay. Its the terms and conditions that drivers want improving

School services will more than likely take priority over everything else. They had to be covered first when I was at NX before anything else

Thanks both for the reply

Is 4798 out today please?

I think Bob has missed a dose of his medication. Surely there is no other reason for the continuous ranting. I wish I had enough time to stalk a bus company on the internet and do a live feed of all of the issues I find. Although if I did have that much time I'd make better use of it.

In all honesty this thread on the forum may as well be closed down as it seems to have become a one-man vendetta which is getting rather tiresome.

Well said. Plus reading the forum rules, they say 'DO NOT Post daft questions / rubbish or generally disrupt the workings of the forum & annoy existing members' and 'Do not spam the forum by posting random comments in as many threads a possible because you're bored & have nothing else constructive to contribute', two things that has been happening here for a long time now

Its like the 'boy who cried wolf' reading this thread now. It was exactly the same when Arriva was in Cannock funnily enough its continued with Chaserider

If its so bad what good is it going to do complaining on an enthusiast forum..... Compain to the TC or the council

New Not in Service blind been used to commemorate the closure of the current garage.

'1932 - 2022 Perry Barr Garage Wellhead Lane'

Saw it on a Platty running dead earlier this evening

Do you mean the 7 interworks with the 65? This would make sense as they share the same terminus

The 7 interworks with the 65 at Perry Common which in turn interworks with the 67 in the City Centre

Passed 3 Stagecoach Merseyside E400MMCs heading south on the M6 at Stafford earlier this afternoon

6137 completly gutted by fire on the upper deck, aparant arson

A decker will be easier to get round a tight turn than an OmniLink as well

Thanks for the help. Managed to get it in Lichfield this afternoon

Is 1834 out today please

Looks like 4951 (judging by the tracking) is the victim of arson on the 48 at Weoley Castle