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Its amazing how many buses (not NXWM specifically) still have their blinds proclaiming mask wearing is compulsory.

It was booked on 1S51 from Penzance this week due to the diversion via Westbury, but obviously that's now out of the window.

802 now on Coastal Liner website - seems to have reminded them to remove reference to the 16!

So that's the rails and trackbed weren't fit for purpose then?

It is quite clearly the trackbed that is being replaced, the new preformed sections are stacked up in Stephenson Place.and where they had been positioned and there were no rails there appeared to.be some kind of plastic insert

What I assume to be Olympian 96 is in one of the yards at Tamworth - has it left the fleet?
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Ex Reading Irizar 15  is now in fleet livery
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At least two of the 66 reg Optares are branded for the 9 to EMA.

I suspect Covid will gave seen off mostvprinted leaflets permanently.

The faster Shrewsbury services have mostly been suspended since Covid first struck.

Is there more than one?

801 from Wolverhampton is registered. Searching vosa for Coastal Liner registrations turns it up, but searching for Rodbaston doesn't.
Just leaves the 802 from Darlaston.

803 from Pelsall via Walsall now registered by Select.

On national rail it was listed as "Compliant Woodstones" - their website dosen't seem to be using compliance as a selling point.

Only steam Carnforth-Carlisle-Preston.
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The really interesting bit was Sideway Loop for the Birmingham-Crewe EMU to pass.

It is also reported they have acquired some from Sc/Irizar from Reading Buses too.
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Are the services from the West Midlands new this September? Presumably if they are cash fares they must be registered.
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Coastal liner are mentioned, but their website only shows the 16!

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I guess the ones prefixed MB are college minibuses?