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While briefly passing through Town just before 6pm tonight, i saw On-Loan Trident 4362 going around Ironmonger Row and down The Burges on the 10 route to Eastern Green !  (I don't know if any other 43**'s were out in service at all today ?).

I did happen to see 4404 standing directly infront of 4372 today Tony, but had no idea at all that it (or 4372) were both withdrawn from service ?  Am very surprised and especially sorry to hear that 4404 has now been withdrawn from service, but "THANK YOU" for letting us know about that, as i do appreciate it ! (It only seems like yesterday when 4404 actually arrived brand new at Wheatley Street and if i remember rightly, it stood out from all the other new deliveries in that 4396 - 4404 batch, because it was minus its "TRAVEL COVENTRY" transfer on the front of it when it was delivered !).

Volvo B10L (1505) was seen coming along Coventry's ring road this afternoon !

I've probably left it a bit late really to start this topic about the 43** numbered Dennis Tridents, as their time here on the streets of Coventry is quickly running out now ?  As Tony Hunter has already mentioned, the schools breaking up and also the PVR of the company dropping by over 100 vehicles, will no-doubt be what sadly causes them to all go ?  Anyway folks, Spot 'em, Jot 'em and Photograph 'em while you still can !!!  I myself managed to see (and photograph) a good number of them in Town this afternoon and the 43**'s seen were:

4362 - 18/18A
4370 - 18
4371 - 21
4372 - (Out Of Service) Standing outside at the top end of the yard at Wheatley Street Garage.
4373 - 6
4374 - 10
4375 - 4
4376 - 6A
4378 - 6
4380 - 6
4381 - 10
4395 - 6
4396 - 16A

4358, 4379, 4398 and 4399 were nowhere to be seen today (must have all been in the Garage ?), although i fortunately managed to capture those four Buses a few weeks back ! (Hopefully not for the last time ???).

4993 (13 branded) is on the 16/16A route today !

6964 (Warwick Uni. branded) - 7

4372 and 4404 were both standing out in the yard at the top end of Wheatley Street Garage today and hopefully both Buses are just awaiting repair, although on saying that, 4372 seems to have been standing there in the same spot for what seems like a good few months now ???

Has anyone seen 4414 around at all anywhere, as it seems to have vanished at the moment ???

The Driver Trainer Bus 4697 was out and about around Cov City Centre this morning, with what looked like two or three new trainee drivers on board, which was good to see, but then around an hour or so afterwards, i saw one of the NX Cov liveried Enviro 400's (4764 i think it was ?) coming under the whittle arches into Trinity Street with what looked like some more trainee drivers on it and "NOT IN SERVICE" on its destination display !  I can't recall ever seeing a Sky Blue liveried Cov Bus on Driver Training duty before, as i've always just thought they used the regular Maroon and White liveried Buses ??? (Was it possibly just being used for type training ???).

Are there still only just the three Gemini's out in service here at the moment JoNi ???  I went for a run out this morning on the third one that i know of to arrive here so far (4672) and i have to admit that it's great to have Volvo Gemini's back here in Coventry again and i much prefer the look of them, compared to that of the Dennis Tridents !  Would love to know what they are like to drive and to maintain, from a Driver / Mechanics point of view and if they are better there than the Dennis tridents when it comes to both the driving and maintenance side of things ???  All three of them that i've been on here so far seem pretty sound and all ran OK !!!!! (Shame that some of the Windows upstairs on 4672 have been etched in graffiti, which is so annoying to see and i honestly don't know sometimes what goes through the minds of these idiot vandals that have the nerve to do it ???).

837 was standing at its stop in the Burges this morning with 23A on its blinds, but i assume it must have had some sort of problem ?, as it was seen again soon afterwards with a Mechanic behind the wheel, taking it through Pool Meadow and down towards Wheatley Street Garage !

4420 - 23

On-loan Trident 4358 - 18 / 18A
"      "         "     4362 - 10

On loan Dennis Trident 4358 is on the 16 route today ! (For anyone who's looking out for it, it left the Shepherd Pub on the Keresley Road at 1.25pm and headed off towards Town !).

837 - 16

Platinum 6995 (with its Orange route branding !) was clearly visible for about 6 or 7 seconds on tonight's Central News.  An ITV News Reporter was standing over the road from Birmingham's Moor Street Station, when the Bus slowly pulled up behind her and stopped at what i assume must be the traffic lights near the station entrance ?  The Bus was quite close to the TV Camera itself and so the side on view of it that you saw, basically filled up your TV screen !!!!

Soon afterwards on BBC Midlands Today, a News Reporter was standing by the statue of Sir Frank Whittle in Town (Coventry), when 4884 came by him in the background !

On loan Dennis Trident 4362 is on the 13 route today !!!! (It left Jubilee Crescent, Radford at about 2.15pm and set off down Cheveral Avenue towards Town !).

4404 is also on the 13 route today !