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id of thought that a 67 plate would be euro 6 as most manufacturers were building vehicles to euro 6 from 2015/16. it definitely wouldnt be euro 4, possibly euro 5

10A terminates at the bus stop outside the shops, then turns around in the mouth of the road by the pigot arms. It can be done in one if no one parks against the church wall, done it many a time in coaches and the nx b7rles. If they park there, usually need to do a reverse to complete the turn, then Pickup is the bus stop facing out. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13141825/Britains-e-bus-ticking-timebomb-nearly-TWO-THOUSAND-electric-buses-worth-800m-face-urgent-recall-fears-burst-flames.html

Just come across this.

id imagine same as cars that a recall will be issued, and advice or instructions issued as to what action needs to done until they find a solution and can deal with the vehicles. If you read the article its linked to a fault that involved the hvac system, and its been requested that the hvac system is turned off when vehicles are not in use. 

well,they might have taxed 10 for a few reasons, but if theres 2 garages that will be receiving them onto fleet, while the charging situation is sorted at least they will always have one charged enough to train the substantial amount of drivers across the 2 garages. The thing could be they are staggering the tax out so they are not all due the same time which could possibly help the purse. 

Midland Choice were not on Watery Lane, Willenhall

If you check fully you will see that is just the registered office, probably the owners home, DVSA lists the Operating centres in Darlaston & Norton Canes

midland choice were originally based on watery lane towards neachells lane end. they moved to planetary road parking oneside garage the other. 

there is a taxi company and coach company on watery lane at present too, but not that company name. 

That is correct, the commitment was to have a 'zero-emission' bus fleet by 2030. Your calculations are probably right, the 'newest' diesel Platinums will likely be the last to be withdrawn as they still have a good few years in them.

Tony mentioned either here or in another thread that Perry Barr are due to have all their diesel double-decks replaced with new electrics in this latest delivery. While I would not like to say for certain what is going to happen, I would imagine we'll see some of their existing newer diesel double-decks be shifted around to other garages to withdraw some older ones.

My point was obviously as with the coventry diesel double deckers, they were shifted around the rest of the depots, so its a given the non euro 6 will go asap, then the oldest buses go, but will they do 1 garage at a time, or as they all become suitable for charging spread the introduction around keep average age down. I do wonder if as the majority of those diesel buses to be replaced are euro 6 and psvar whether nore would see resale upon withdraway. id imagine when they get to the last batch of platinums as they only be 11 years old they wouldnt be scrapped as still be worth money

As Electrics and indeed hydrogen powered vehicles enter the fleet, when a garage is allocated them, will they concentrate on replacing all the diesels at that particular garage such as the deckers at coventry, or will they be spread about as and when garages are able to charge or fuel them. Also would this mean existing diesel fleet (older ones of certain age obviously will be withdrawn euro 6 or not) be replaced before their natural service life expires or will thy be sold on?  

Saw a Wright Eclipse 2 bus today in NX grey but with a fleetnumber 702 on the back. Not 2002 as that has a red stripe but this one didn't.  Heading down Penn Road out of service around 9.00am.
Any ideas?

Certainly not NX.

Are you sure it wasn't a dark green? Only eclipse ive seen knocking about with the number 702 on it, is former nxwm 1760 bx56xcd, which became fleet number 702 at green bus. Its been photographed on rail recently too. Im sure its been suggested a local operator has it in the west mids. (coastal liner?) 

in regards to buses driving past, when i was driving, especially with double deckers, the amount of passengers who wouldnt go upstairs or go sit down and stand between the buggy w/c bay and drivers cab makes it look in the rear view mirror that the bus is full. When they wont shift, and as a driver i used to ask them, but get abuse back, i dont think deckers are always the answer. Tbh if they had the drivers, and the revenue coming in, i think single decks are better and safer without the upstairs.

this is why buses should these days have climate control, a much more comfortable environment, and does away with these window wars. I remember having to keep going and opening when they had to be open so we could operate during covid.

No evening or Sunday buses will operate on the 5 or 5A.

according to bilbrook parish council they may be subsidising evening and sunday service, as there was a timetable albeit the 11.10 wolves to codsall and 11.42 codsallto wolves wasnt running

Out of interest, how many of the 54xx e400 hybrids are now fully converted to diesel, and did any apart from 5409 receive the better suited 6 cylinder engine? 

Also, are the volvo b5lh 55xx still full hybrids? 

I agree that makes more sense as 97 has full standing load on a double obviously Tony doesn't know what's best for passengers

Well, A decker can't have that many people standing, and if people wont go upstairs or sit down it can make a decker appear fuller than it is. That said, a b7rle iirc (i havent driven one for 2 years now :-( ) can seat 43 without any wheelchairs or prams etc, and can hold more standing. Now i know that would realistically be crammed like sardines but either it would come close or be similar in carrying potential against a decker including the standees. 

Could understand the beef if say any e200 or streetlight turned up, but a b7rle is obviously the best solution and they can utilise them. 

Where does the 5 turn arround in Codsall... never been does it just do a one way loop or does it turn in the road??

when the buses reach bakers way terminus, just past it theres a little cut through road which is buses only, it enables the bus to to turn right out of the little lane that also feeds the co-op and club so it can rejoin bakers way and start back towards wolverhampton, or whereever. 

I see chaserider have cancelled the 62 and 63 from november 5th