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Just seen that Stagecoach are going to be running an AV82 service from Birmingham to Villa Park on match days. Service will be starting from Dudley Street to Villa Park three hours before kick-off, then from Grosvenor Road to New Street after the match...

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/28/New-express-city-centre-shuttle-buses-set-to-launch-on-matchdays/

Eminence Enviro 200 YX61 FYE is currently on loan to Birmingham Airport.

JRS Coaches seem to have acquired ex Kings Ferry, Xplore Dundee and Cymru Coaches Caetano Levante BF63 ZSX, which was parked at Coventry Railway Station on standby today.

Royal Motorways have acquired ex Ridleys Plaxton Elite YX69 LHR, which now carries the plate UK69 RMW.

Noticed Mercedes-Benz Tourismo GL67 HEN on rail replacement earlier between Birmingham International and Rugby, displaying legals for an operator called QDrive Solutions based in Hall Green.

HS2 Travel Services have acquired ex Ulsterbus Irizar i4 JFZ 7034.

Various buses and coaches are operating a shuttle service between Birmingham Dudley Street and Villa Park for the Pink concert today.

Noted are the following operators and vehicles on there...

National Express Transport Solutions (including Woods)
BT66 UAE
YP17 FLJ
BJ15 UVL
BJ15 UVN
BJ15 UVO
YS15 LSX
YS15 LSY
BU18 YTR
BU18 YTX

Mighty Travels
FJ09 XGL
OW15 WKC
OW15 WKE
BX65 WCZ

Diamond Bus (including East Midlands)
YJ70 EWC
BF15 KFK
BF15 KFE
MX21 AVB
MX20 HVK

AVTL
TSV 787
KX58 UAP
V281 SBW
GSK 472

Unknown
HRZ 1851 (Last reported with JRS Coaches)

TNS in Walsall have just taken delivery of brand new Tourismo BF23 CDZ (photos courtesy of TNS Travel).

First Choice have added Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF61 HBD to their fleet.

MCV Evolution SF60 FPV is currently off the road.

Brit Coaches have added another tri axle Tourismo to their fleet in the form of ex Grange Travel BU18 YMP.

A recent addition to the Guru fleet is ALX400 LX03 OPY which was out over the Easter weekend on Coventry-International rails. The vehicle still wears it's old Chatham & District Traction Company livery (minus the Chatham & District vinyls) which it wore whilst with it's previous owners at Nu-Venture.

Couldn't find a thread for South Staffs, so thought I'd create one.

Looks like South Staffs have recently acquired ex Travel de Courcey MCV Evolution AE12 AZF (which has now been registered KBZ 779).

Just read on the Diamond website that the West Midlands Bus Partnership will be ending on the 29th of August...

Also worth noting Diamond will be pulling off the 32 from this date and will no longer be operating the 42 between Tipton and Dudley...

https://www.diamondbuses.com/news/wmb_service_changes/

Well it looks like there's going to be quite a variety of West Midlands vehicles at Showbus this year...NXWM have booked their heritage fleet and heritage livered vehicles (4453, 4535 and 4601) for the event, along with other members of their fleet. There will also be some other preserved and ex West Midlands vehicles including LOA 400X (currently owned by G.H. Watts) and ex NXWM President's (owned by Transdev and The Green Bus). Arriva, Stagecoach, Solus Coaches, Midland Bus Hire (CEN Group), Rotala and South Staffs Coach Hire are amogst other operators booked in for Showbus...

There will be rail replacements tomorrow morning for a few hours on the Snow Hill Lines if anyone is interested. Buses will replace trains between 7:30-9:00 between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge. There will be four departures from Snow Hill, and two to Snow Hill. The 7:35, 8:00 and 8:15 departures will operate for Chiltern to Dorridge. the 8:31 departure will operate for West Midlands Trains to Whitlocks End. There will also be a bus leaving Dorridge at 8:10 to Birmingham and 8:18 from Whitlocks End to Birmingham. Both on behalf of West Midlands Trains.

Just been sent this by a friend of mine. Apparently the 10 will be renumbered the 10A from the 22nd of July...

https://brownhillsbob.com/2018/06/10/a-great-new-bus-service-to-lichfield-starts-this-summer/

Saw a Black Country Tours Olympian pass through Pheasey earlier whilst on my way home...Looks like the guys onboard were having fun, with beer and entertainment.

Just seen on the TfWM Bus Service changes that a operator called R.K. Travel will be running on the 72 from the 24th of September...Is this a new company? As I've never heard of them before...

Buses will be replacing trains on the Chase Line to allow electrification work to take place, starting from tomorrow. Rail Replacement buses will be on this weekend from tomorrow (10th of June), Sunday's from the 11th of June to the 30th of July, 13th of August until the 28th of August, and the 17th of September until the 1st of October. I thought I'd make a thread to post the stuff relating to them instead of filling the other threads.

Just been reading this article online about a new company in Staffordshire. I hope it goes well for the guy.

http://m.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/rugeley-man-hopes-to-set-up-new-bus-company/story-29647720-detail/story.html