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Latest fleet additions (ex Lothian):

SK52OHX:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18348482753/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18969130195/in/photostream/

SK52OHZ:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18686345689/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18867382792/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18872508755/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/18867324372/in/photostream/

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[Full details of the First Bus order:]

First Group have this morning announced that they have placed orders for 385 new buses for 2015/16:

Full press release here:
http://www.firstgroupplc.com/news-and-media/latest-news/2015/29-05-15.aspx
http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/alexander-dennis-wins-big-firstgroup-order.127420990

Full details of the First Bus order:

Manufacturer       Model                                          Quantity
Volvo                    B5LH                                             20
Wrightbus            StreetDeck                                    65
Wrightbus            StreetLite                                     183
ADL                       Enviro 200 MMC                           63
ADL                       Enviro 400 MMC                           47
ADL                       Enviro 400 MMC GK                      5
ADL                       Enviro 400 MMC Virtual Electric    2

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For use from tomorrow:

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PD0001111/16 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Codsall to Wolverhampton and Codsall to Wolverhampton given service number 5/5A effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001111/35 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Stourbridge to Birmingham and Stourbridge to Birmingham given service number 9 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/39 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Woodgate and Birmingham City Centre given service number X64 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/57 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between WOLVERHAMPTON, Bus Station and STOURBRIDGE, Interchange given service number 256/256S effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/63 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between PERTON, Coleridge Drive and WOLVERHAMPTON, Bus Station given service number 10 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001111/66 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Dudley, Bus Station and Walsall, Bradford Place given service number 311/313 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/70 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
   Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, Carrs Lane and Maypole, Maypole Lane given service number 2 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/100 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham,Corporation Street and West Bromwich,Bus Station given service number 80 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/106 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Rubery and Birmingham City Centre given service number 98 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/248 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, Bus station and Bloxwich given service number 29 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/272 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Gornal Wood and Merry Hill given service number 297/297A effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/383 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Halesowen and Birmingham City Centre given service number 99 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/449 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Hayley Green to Dudley and Hayley Green to Dudley given service number 243/244 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001111/454 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Dudley and Merry Hill given service number 222 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/639 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Dudley to Stourbridge and Dudley to Stourbridge given service number 246 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/672 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Wolverhampton to Wobaston and Wolverhampton to Wobaston given service number 6/6A effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route.

PD0001111/675 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between BUSHBURY HILL and WARSTONES given service number 2 effective from 31-May-2015. To amend Route.

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Full Year results to 30th Nov 2014 announced this morning for anyone interested:

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/12294653.html

PD0001111/42 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall to Wolverhampton and Walsall to Wolverhampton given service number 34/38/39 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/45 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway and NEC Rail Station given service number 97/97A/97S effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

PD0001111/50 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Coventry, Pool Meadow and Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway given service number 900/900A effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/58 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Chelmsley Wood, Pine Square Interchange and Birmingham City Centre, Lower Bull Street given service number 14 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

PD0001111/68 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway and Tile Cross given service number 17 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/654 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital and Solihull Station given service number 73 effective from 27-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/81 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham to Dudley and Birmingham to Dudley given service number 74/75 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/99 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Wolverhampton to West Bromwich and Wolverhampton to West Bromwich given service number 79 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/611 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Wollaston Farm and Wrens Nest given service number X96 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/673 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Castlecroft to Fordhouses and Castlecroft to Fordhouses given service number 3/4 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/716 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Wolverhampton and Bilbrook given service number 54 effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.


PD0001111/45 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway and NEC Rail Station given service number 97/97A/97S effective from 26-Apr-2015. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

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NX need some extra cash to pay for all the new buses:

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/06/black-country-bus-fares-going-up-by-5pc-to-pay-for-new-fleet/

(It's about time the Express & Star updated the pictures used)

Last one for 2014......

Looks as though First Group will also miss out on the ECML, the frontrunner appears to be a joint bid from Eurostar & Keolis

http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/539116/East-Coast-Mainline-Privatised-French-bidder

Who are these?

PD1125565/1 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, 82 BEDFORD ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 2RT
    Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: Chelmsley Road, Pine Square
    Finish Point: Solihull, Touchwood Shopping Centre
    Via: Radleys, Wheatsheaf
    Service Number: 72
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 10-JAN-2015
    Other Details: Sundays only

PD1125565/2 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, 82 BEDFORD ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 2RT
    Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: Chelmsley Wood, Pine Square
    Finish Point: City Centre, Moor Street Queensway
    Via: Meadway, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green
    Service Number: 97
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 10-JAN-2015
    Other Details: Monday to Friday only

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