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Use from 1st June

Just reported on the radio that a bus is on fire by Morrisons, Rubery. Bristol Rd South closed as a result anyone able to ID?

Extract from Bus & Coach article:

'ADL is also working on a major model change for the Enviro200 which is expected to be launched in October this year'

http://www.busandcoach.com/featurepage.aspx?id=8389&categoryid=0

For use from 1st May

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/high-speed/national-express-to-enter-spanish-high-speed-market.html?channel=542

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/04/22/national-express-targets-spanish-high-speed-rail/

PD0001111/29 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall St Pauls Street Bus Station and Walsall St Pauls Street Bus Station given service number 302/301 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Stopping Places.

PD0001111/42 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall Bradford Place and Wolverhampton, Bus Station / Bilston Bus Station given service number 39/34 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/48 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall Bus Station and Sutton Coldfield, Lower Parade given service number 77 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/66 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, Bradford Place and Stourbridge, Bus Station given service number 311/313 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Route.

PD0001111/89 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, Bus Station and West Midlands, Castlefort, Link Road given service number 7A/7A effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/91 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, Bus Station and Burntwood, Church given service number 10/10A effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/103 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between West Bromwich, Bus Station /Europa Village and Great Barr, Scott Arms given service number 406 effective from 08-Jun-2014. To amend Route andTimetable.

PD0001111/403 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham, City Centre, Dale End and Walsall, Bridge Street given service number 51/X51 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/482 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, St Pauls Street and Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield Lower Parade given service number 6 effective from 09-Jun-2014.

PD0001111/496 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between WALSALL, BRADFORD PLACE and WEST BROMWICH BUS ST given service number 45 effective from 08-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/648 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Walsall given service number 935/934/936 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/707 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmongham, Lower Bull Street and Boney Hay, Oak Lane given service number X56 effective from 09-Jun-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/40 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham Centre and Kingstanding Circle given service number 66/66A effective from 25-May-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/401 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
        Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham City Centre, Lower Bull Street and Pheasey Church given service number 654 effective from 25-May-2014. To amend Timetable.

Does anyone know what bus was involved in the accident in Kings St, Dudley resulting in its closure all afternoon?

Westfield have today announced that they intend to sell Merry Hill along with two others to Intu (owners of Trafford Centre, Metrocentre, Gateshead, Braehead, Glasgow & Lakeside to name but a few). I wonder if the new owners will be more pro public transport than Westfield have been and eventually the Merry Hill Centre could end up getting the bus station it deserves along with greater bus priorities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-26662711

Does anyone else have any thoughts or experience of Intu?

What have Wright done to the Gemini body?? the extra windows up the staircase just long wrong!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barberbus/13246715793/

http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/volvo-gemini-b5tl-demonstator-bus

PD0000116/67 - MIKE DE COURCEY TRAVEL LTD, ROWLEY DRIVE, STONEBRIDGE TRADING ESTATE, COVENTRY, CV3 4FG
Variation Accepted: Operating between Willenhall Lane (Binley) and Cardinal Wiseman School given service number 11 effective from 27-Apr-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000116/68 - MIKE DE COURCEY TRAVEL LTD, ROWLEY DRIVE, STONEBRIDGE TRADING ESTATE, COVENTRY, CV3 4FG
Variation Accepted: Operating between Chace Avenue, Willenhall and Potters Green Road, Potters Green given service number 12 effective from 27-Apr-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000116/112 - MIKE DE COURCEY TRAVEL LTD, ROWLEY DRIVE, STONEBRIDGE TRADING ESTATE, COVENTRY, CV3 4FG
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, WAR MEMORIAL PARK and COVENTRY, WAR MEMORIAL PARK given service number Coventry Park & Ride South effective from 27-Apr-2014.

Hello All

Purfleet in February as below.........

VEHICLES IN.

From Dawson Rentals : Enviro 200 SN56AYB.

From Metrobus : Darts Y361 / 367 / 368HMY    R744BMY   R747FGX.

From London United : SN06JPV / JPX.

From Transdev Blazefield : Volvo B7TL's YK55ATN / ATX / ATO / ATU / ATV / ATY.

From Goodwins Coaches : MAN AE06OPD.

From FirstGroup : Darts X738HLF / LN51DVR / DXC / DVW / DVY   X771HLR

From Brighton and Hove : Tridents Y851 / 853 / 854 / 856 / 865GCD    T672 / 673 / 675KPU   Volvo B10BLE's R219 / 224 / 226HCD  Darts W796VMV / N210NNJ

From Go-Ahead NE: Darts V216ERG / X223 / 224 / 227 / 232 / 822FBB   X513WRG  Y558KUX  NK51MKG / MKJ / MKL / MKM.

From London General : RML2520.

VEHICLES OUT.

Volvo B10MA P976UBV : New Adventure, Cardiff.

Volvo B7R YN05XZT : Dawson Rentals, Milton Keynes.

Enviro 200's BX58BEY / BFA   YX09FNG  Delta S403JUA   Darts R744BMY  NK51MKJ / MKG / MKM : Galleon Travel, Nazeing, Essex.

Volvo B7TL W479WGH : Curb Media, London.

Trident T885KLF : Grant Palmer, Dunstable.

Olympian G719WDL : Fragers Ltd, Ardleigh, Essex.

Dart X551FBB : Big Lemon, Brighton.

Neoplan LX05BWM : Go Goodwins, Manchester.

Scania's LX08ECW / ECF : NIBS Buses, Wickford, Essex.

Dublin B7TL 00-D-4008 now X72UAO with Crosskeys Coaches, Folkestone.

Leyland Tiger PS1 840UXJ : Jersey Bus Tours, St Helier, after a long term hire.

Olympian S812FVK : Towlers Coaches, Wisbech, Cambs.

Dart KP02PVF : Bear Buses, Feltham, Middx.

Olympian F707RDL : Mr G Tavares, Castle Donington.

Darts NA52AWF / AWM / AWV / AWW   KV02CVS / KN52NFT  YT51EAK / EAJ : Western Greyhound, Newquay.

Dart SN06JPV : DA Coaches, Coatbridge.

Dart NK51MKD: Harry-O-Transport, Airdrie.

Olympian G713WDL : Xelabus, Eastleigh, Hants.

MAN AE06OPD : Next Bus, Chippenham, Wilts.

Olympian R830MFR : AC Williams Coaches, Grantham, Lincs.

Tridents Y377 / 382 / 429NHK : Geldards Coaches, Leeds.

Dart KP02PVT : J Coates Ltd, Leicester.

Dart X513WRG: RLB Transport, Barnsley.

Dart X738HLF : Downham School, Billericay, Essex.

Dart Y361HMY : Buses ETC, Merstham, Surrey.

Olympian G551VBB : Discover Dorset, Bournemouth.

Scania YN03WRL : Southern Transit, Brighton.

Olympian G723XDL : Amber Coaches, Rayleigh, Essex.

Dart LN51DXC / X957VAP and Trident X362NNO : MC Tractors, Ely for scrap.

ENSIGN FLEET.

Tridents 107 and 110 sold to Freedom Travel, Ely, Cambs.

That's it.

Ross.

PD0000478/194 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH

Variation Accepted: Operating between CANNOCK BUS STATION and STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY given service number 75/74 effective from 26-Apr-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/393 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH

    Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: LICHFIELD
    Finish Point: TAMWORTH
    Via: Upper John St, Hopwas Hill, Tamworth
    Service Number: X65
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 28-APR-2014
    Other Details: Monday to Saturday, Half hourly AM/PM Peak times and Hourly off Peak. No service Sundays or Bank Holiday Mondays

PD0001111/13 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall Bus Station and Walsall Bus Station given service number 335/336 effective from 27-Apr-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0001111/66 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Walsall, Bradford Place and Stourbridge, Bus Station given service number 311/313 effective from 27-Apr-2014. To amend Route.

PD0001111/149 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Aldrive School and Walsall given service number 7S effective from 27-Apr-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

For use from Sat 1st March

PD0001111/369 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ

Variation Accepted: Operating between Chelmsley Wood (Coleshill Heath Road) and Birmingham City Centre, The Priory Queensway given service number 59A effective from 30-Mar-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/34299-british-national-express-wants-to-run-subsidized-rail-lines

http://praguemonitor.com/2014/01/08/british-national-express-wants-run-subsidised-railways-czechrep

Does anyone have anymore info about the livery Metrobus 6832 is painted in / where it was taken etc?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcwmetrobuses/11242722196/

I don't recall any WMT Metrobuses transferring up to North East Bus when in WMT ownership, only Leyland Nationals. Or was 6832 withdrawn from WMT before the takeover of North East Bus?

http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/allnews.aspx?newsyear=2013&newsitem=1166

http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/allnews.aspx?newsyear=2013&newsitem=1171

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport-news/2013/11/08/former-soldiers-to-receive-free-west-midlands-bus-travel/

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/10785134.88_bus_services_facing_the_chop/