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The depot is smack bang in the middle of Leamington/Warwick, although personally I would say it's closer to Leamington than Warwick.

ANd 36950 transferred from Warwick to Rugby. Seen on 96.

Warwick!?

36208 transferred from Nuneaton to Rugby. Not the best ideas seeing as Nuneaton's route changes have upped the PVR...

So the first day of the rather odd changes with Nuneaton's 1/2/9 bought some interesting workings in today..

39680/39687/39688/39692/39696 ALL on 48s
36160/36163/36153 - 1/2/9
47512 - 48
47077 - 56

Nuneaton can now only have 4 buses VOR max per day. Today 36207 had a smash in Tamworth, and 36751's wheels were quickly placed back on to replace it, when the bus was back in Nuneaton (left for the 8pm 48) 36159 was put on the road, and 36751 back onto the pits.

36154 (48 branded) - 766/767
36169 - 20:45 55 (MAN board, very rare)
39691 - 48s then the last 55 (On 48s along with 39680, 39683, 39690, 39693 and the shed 39700)

When is this happening @bensweeney14 , I can't see it on the website...

Service 1 & 2 are extending to Weddington & two new housing estates from September.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-24/08/2017-14:01:57:174

September.

39680 - 48 (last Atherstone) - Sorry, we liked it too much!  :P :P

766/767 (and then 48s, last Atherstone) - 39689
Was on the pits when I went into the depot at around half 2!

X18/X17 changes-

X18 will now run direct from Warwick to Stratford via the existing X17 route up the A46.
X17 will now run from Warwick to Stratford via JLR, Wellesbourne and Tiddington (same route as the X18)

Both services will keep their every half hour frequency and will create a new, fast link between Stratford and Coventry.

Are you driving at Nuneaton now then?

Was my very good friend who had it, those are his words passed on!

No gen here, but a bit of chit chat!

Had ex Northampton 39699 for 3 and a half hours today, very very impressed! Much better than the pile of crap 39700, and better than the rest of the Ex Northampton MANs, very impressed.

Plenty of power with a good kickdown, responsive and smooth gearbox, suspension was very nice, brakes took some getting used too but turned out to be extremely smooth for a MAN, and the steering is the best steering on any Nuneaton depot bus. Good bus,  very good bus!

That's right.  I'll have to find '654 some time soon.  Didn't knw it was at Northampton

It's been at Northampton for a week now, it left Nuneaton last Wednesday. Nuneaton have 39699 now and it was on 5/5As yesterday, but today was on its originally intended routes (55/56/57).

Ex Northampton 39699 is today on the road in Nuneaton on the 5/5A.

10 brandeds 36752/36753/36754 - 48
48 brandeds 36163/36173 - 10
48 Branded 36166 - 1/2/9

Very, very unusual day

47076 - 55/56/57