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will 5403/5 be converted with their existing engines like 5402/12 or will it receive the bigger lump that 5409 had.

not seen 5409 much, first few days it was on wn's 11 service. 5402/12 seem to stay local as they have appeared on the 11 more than any route lately, although i saw a post on fb with 5402 on the x8 other day.

But what I can't understand is why they've re MOT'd it, when it can only be used up until April - especially when there's quite a few E200s in the depot, some of which are Euro 6 compliant.  There's already 3 darts that had valid MOTs, two of which have been out in service with EBJ sat spare.

since lets go came back into service after lockdown, t580jtd has been on the 1 most days, x292abu was regularly on 32 but think thats off now. y131gbo, x312krx have re entered service, cx03ebj has been out most days all on the 11. sk51ayd and cx03 have the newer type isbe engines whether they will be useful for spares after im not sure as the age of those surely wont warrant trapping. however even as tony started operating costs are covered, i dont blame then sticking the wear and tear on these older ones until d day.

to be honest, im not suprised. it makes business sense with revenue low. if it was maintained it wouldnt have took much to re mot, and probably worth keeping going, same as their cx03ebj as they have newer isbe engines. however id imagine that using t580jtd, x312krx, y131gbo, cx03ebj, and now sk51ayd they worthless anyway, so may as well flog them to death and keep the others mint. i would also imagine the saving on adblue would make a big difference at the moment.

Sk51ayd back in service on 32

X312krx has been back in use

Looks like the death sentence for the old red darts has started to fall. Only t580jtd x292abu and cx03ebj clinging on to a full day's work. All the other buses out now are e200s.

welcome to our world tony, they often do it, usually the lights by raynor rd/bushbury lane, park lane as mentioned

t580jtd back on the road on the 11 today

tony, when you put (engine), does that mean a bus is having engine replaced, or just being worked on.

its easy to work out regular faces on same routes, but theres some enthusiasts who show an interest, especially some of the younger ones. they know what rota im on, and yes information about an individual driver etc shouldn't be asked, but then ive seen many enthusiasts become drivers or involved in other positions. ive made a few good friends over the years who are enthusiasts, and from all walks of life too. for some its just like the football or other hobbies and it gets people out and about

maybe they will swap blinds over when the other darts are withdrawn. the blinds in v210erg and cx03ebj are not working either. from what I have observed, I imagine x703uks,y252fjn,y864tgh have been withdrawn as not seen them out for a good while. recently y248fjn nk51mke and cx03ebj seem to be missing from service. lj56ldc seems to have come off the 1s back onto either 2 or 11 this week. kx57kme ex igo has been on the 1, lj08rjy on the 32, and today I got eu08fhd out on the 11. noticed it has working blinds, cctv and a drivecam fitted

Ex igo kx57kme out on the 1 this afternoon in igo livery minus name

the e200s purchased arrived white, but they also have some e200s purchased in other liveries too. id have thought this was an opportunity to send them out in livery all smart and keep on top of them, change the image of the company.

wasn't there a 880 service by choice travel

yes there was an 880, that became the 88 when arriva ran it. then when everything got changed selects 877/878 swallowed the brewood to Stafford bit up, and the perton to codsall bit became the 10b.