On the 53 I have ridden:
Enviro 400's
Darts
Cadets
B6LE
B7RLE
Enviro 200's
Mercs
Solo's
Solo Sr
Centro's
And B7TL's
46 ive ridden
Solo (303)
Enviro 400
Scania Omnilink (main allocation)
B7TL (sunday allocation generally)
Gemini
B10L (when they still had them of course running)
Omnicity
I think that is every type of bus Perry Barr has lol
HC2/732/733 - Citybuses (ZF & Voith), Spectras (ZF & Voith), Olympians (East Lancs, Alexander RH, Alexander Royale, Palatine 1 & Palatine 2), Tridents (all combinations of Euro 2/3 & Voith/ZF), B7TLs, Metrobuses, a Lance and a coach
50 - Enviro400s, Tridents, B7RLE Centro, Omnicity, Omnilink, Versa Hybrid
241 - B7RLEs, Enviro400s, Tridents, Enviro200s, B7TLs (Geminis and ALX400s), Merc
244 - B6LEs, Mercs, B7RLEs, Tridents, Enviro400s, Enviro200s
37:
Wright Eclipse Urban B7RLE,
Wright Urban 2 B7RLE,
Wright Eclipse Gemini B7TL,
Plaxton President B7TL,
Scania Omnilink,
Wright Liberator B10L,
Wright Crusader B6LE,
MCW Metrobus
120:
Wright Eclipse 2 B7RLE,
Mercedes 0405N,
MCW Metrobus,
Leyland Lynx,
Wright Liberator B10L,
Wright Crusader B6LE,
Alexander ALX400 B7TL,
Plaxton President B7TL,
Wright Eclipse Gemini B7TL,
Mercedes 811D(?) ALX100 (it did happen once!)
Dennis Lance (BCC/Diamond),
Not sure how many different types I have ridden on the 301, but almost every type ever allocated to Walsall in the last 13 years along with most different types operated by Diamond!
Do different operators on a route count?
If so, on the 63, I have ridden
Short dart/carlyle TE
Long dart/carlyle TE
Dart/pointer DIAMOND
Spectra NXWM
B7tl/president NXWM
B7tl/alx400 NXWM
trident/alx 400 NXWM
transbus trident/alx 400 NXWM
Merc NXWM
B6 NXWM
B6/dash Thandi
Dart/east lancs
Metrorider
Dodge Minibus
Scania/alexander TWM
Metrobus TWM
Probably others I have forgotten as well. Perhaps someone like Tony or Liverpool Street could clarify this, but didn't BC use minibuses on the 63 at one time when there was some sort of fuel strike/crisis in about 2000/2001, such as the solos? Or maybe I am remembering wrong...
120 - B7RLE, 0405N, E400, Dennis Trident 2, B6LE, B10B, B10L, B7TL (ALX, Gemini, Plaxton President), Metrobus
88 (now withdrawn) - 0405N, B6LE, all types of B7TL, Metrobus, Lynx
WN59-Trident,Spectra,B5LH,E400H,B7RLE,B6LE,Merc,Excel,Solo (NX and Diamond),Dart (MPD,Full Size Plaxton Dart,Wright Crusader Bodied Dart) Red Diamond B7RLE,MCV Evolution,MAN Plaxton Centro and Paxton Centro bodied B7RLE (Nifty 50,Super 16 and 002 branded)
Routes Now Withdrawn
32/37A/38 - Lynx/B6LE/B10L
41/41A/41C - Metrobus/B6LE/B10L
42 - B6LE/B10L
42C - Solo
56 - Merc/B10L
57/57A - Metrobus/Scania ALX RH/Spectra/President/B7 ALX400/Trident
69 - Metrobus/Trident
98 - Lynx
672 - Solo (now S10 with Silverline same vehicle type)
Current Routes
58 - President/Trident/B7 ALX400/Omnilink/B7RLE
59/59A - B7RLE/Trident
60 - Metrobus/Scania ALX RH/Spectra/President/B7 ALX400/Trident/E400
70 - Trident
71 - Lynx/B10B/B10L/B7RLE
72 - Metrobus/Gemini/B10L/B7RLE
73/169 - President/Gemini
900 - Metrobus/Trident/B7 ALX400/E400
957 - Trident/E400
Quote from: DiamondDart on January 29, 2014, 07:26:17 PM
Do different operators on a route count?
If so, on the 63, I have ridden
Short dart/carlyle TE
Long dart/carlyle TE
Dart/pointer DIAMOND
Spectra NXWM
B7tl/president NXWM
B7tl/alx400 NXWM
trident/alx 400 NXWM
transbus trident/alx 400 NXWM
Merc NXWM
B6 NXWM
B6/dash Thandi
Dart/east lancs
Metrorider
Dodge Minibus
Scania/alexander TWM
Metrobus TWM
Probably others I have forgotten as well. Perhaps someone like Tony or Liverpool Street could clarify this, but didn't BC use minibuses on the 63 at one time when there was some sort of fuel strike/crisis in about 2000/2001, such as the solos? Or maybe I am remembering wrong...
As I've a mind complaint my history is hazy, but them some is crystal clear, I don't remember a full allocation but Solos and B6's were often used on those routes in that time.. don't know why, maybe the sheds were falling foul
Quote from: Rob H on January 29, 2014, 08:33:56 PM
Routes Now Withdrawn
672 - Solo (now S10 with Silverline same vehicle type)
Not for long so I hear ;) ::)
S1 - (NXWM) Metrobus , Geminis, Presidents, B6, B10L, B7RLE, Omnilink (VIP) East Lance Trident, Dart
If I'm allowed to count the 3 and 12 as the same route, my best NXWM Only list stands at:
Leyland Lynx, Volvo B10B, Volvo B10L Liberator, Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra, Volvo B6LE, MCW Metrobus MKII, MCW Metrobus MKIIA, Dennis Trident(Y reg, BV52 and 4426), Enviro 400, Scania Omnilink (Both main batches), Plaxton President.
My best list including other operators is easily the 50/X50/50A(I'm only including rides on the Birmingham-Maypole section to make it fair):
Optare Spectra, MCW Metrobus MKII, MCW Metrobus MKIIA, Scania Omnilink, Dennis Trident (Alx400), Enviro 400, Dennis Dart (Pointer, Crusader and ALX200), Plaxton President (Trident), Enviro 200, Plaxton Centro, Optare Solo, Dennis Lance (Verde), Volvo Olympian (Palatine II), Optare Tempo, Volvo B7TL ALX400, Wright Gemini (B7TL), MCV Evolution, Volvo B7RLE(Euro 4 and Euro 5, Plaxton and Wright), Optare Solo SR, Optare Versa, Optare Versa Hybrid, if I think of anymore I'll edit this and add them in! (I can add that I have also seen an Enviro 400H, Scania Omnicity, B7TL President, Nimbus Dart, Plaxton Primo and an Alexander R Type Olympian on there but sadly did not ride any of those)
226 -
Optare Solo
Optare Versa
ADL Enviro200
Pointer/Darts
wright Crusader/Darts
Mercedes O405N
Optare Solos
DAF/Wright Commander
MCV Evolution/MAN
MCV Evolution/Dart
Wright Eclipse/B7RLE
Plaxton Centro/B7RLE
Plaxton Centro/MAN
Enviro300
(Can I count vehicles that did the route it replaced I.e. The 264/265, if so Wright Crusader/B6, Pointer/B6, MCW Metrobus, Leyland Lynx, Wright liberator/B10L, Wright Endurance/B10B)
Best I can think of is the 51/951 etc...
Deckers - Trident, President, Gemini, E400, Metrobus (both types I think, was too young to care back then)
Singles - Eclipse, Omnilink, B10s (including the Ultras I think), Lynx, B6
When Diamond ran the route I can only remember Lances
I remember Zaks running a 51A and can only really imagine darts, again too young back then to pay attention.
I suppose, thinking about it, the 16 has seen every bus type from Perry Barr and Diamonds garages, including an ex First E300
94 crap ones ;)
If it was diamond then ye
24 (ex 103) -
Spectra
President
Trident & B7TL Alx400
E400 & H
B5LH
Merc
B6LE
B7RLE
Omnilink
Haven't ridden on E200 yet
99 (ex 636) -
Optare Solo
Alx 200
B6LE
Merc
Omnilink
B7RLE
E200
S2 and S3
Wright Eclipse Urban (National Express)
Scania Omnilink (happened once!) (NX)
Wright Liberator (NX)
Wright Crusader (NX)
MCV Evolution (Blue Diamond - rest)
Optare Solo SR
Optare Solo
Optare Versa
Optare Versa hybrid
Dennis Dart (Plaxton Pointer)
Mercedes Citaro
Had a quite variety now and that doesn't include the Enviro 200 that turned up the other week.