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If you don't mind me asking who are the usual kids???

Do you really think he is going to provide names ?
You need to think before you post anything ?

No hydrogen buses out today I see.

Yes, we already know what some of the issues are and not all in NX's control, let's just leave it there

But if everything is the same colour unless your in the know, Platinums no longer stand out, Phone Charging never works (or discontinued) Wi-Fi discontinued the things that made The Platinums different, all buses look the same once more, very battered too, the ordinary Joe doesnt look to see if the bus is Hydrogen / Electric / Platinum or whatever, all buses are going  Grey so the must be the same - ask my sister

The 'ordinary Joe' just wants to get on a bus, Wifi was just an extra, USB ports will become the norm on all transport eventually. Platinum doesn't need to stand out anymore as all new buses will be the Platinum spec and the name Platinum will disappear as it will no longer be needed.

The 0654 907 from Sutton was a Scania Omnilink 7021. Full to rafters. Ridiculous !

All the 'It's Grey, so it must be awful' people will be along soon, surprised they haven't commented on the Facebook photo yet, every other photo I have put on has attracted them.

Until they settle down the problem with route branding electrics is the running boards tend to not have the same bus on the same route all day

I don't have a problem with the grey livery, it's a good base for adding vinyls of any colour. It amazes me that you hear complaints about the 'It's Grey, so it must be awful' brigade but hardly any complaints (in comparison) about any of the liveries that had white as a base colour which let's face went grubby in no time at all.

4590 broken down in Kings Heath, on the 76.

H1007, announcements not working

Not exactly a major problem is it ?

Didn't they have undercover police on the buses in the past to stop assault and this sort of stuff from happening?

You've been watching too much television

I don't think the Electrics will be in service for a while yet.

Surely the 333 was introduced as a part replacement for the 531 (Wolverhampton to Walsall via Bentley and Beechdale) which continued beyond Wolverhampton Road West to enter Walsall via Darlaston?  Or was this an earlier 333.

With regards to the 335, I think at one point it just had "Circular" possibly when it was operated by Wright Crusaders.

The 333 that replaced the 531 was introduced in 1987.
The 333/334 that operated before deregulation (October 1986) was a circular from Walsall serving Beechdale, Bloxwich and Leamore, the 335 was Walsall to Beechdale (Stephenson Avenue).

6821 - was tracking on the 0655 on the 907 to Sutton but is not tracking on the 0751 to City.
Strangely it is tracking on its 0840 journey from City.

37 at AG - Solihull / Birmingham (Warwick Rd Corridor)

not WA, sorry for confusion its the daft changes to route numbers

Daft changes, It isn't daft at all.
Before the South Birmingham Changes in 2017 the Stratford Road was 2, 3, 5, 6, 31 and 37.
After the South  Birmingham Changes the Stratford Road was 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5 and 6.......there's nothing daft about that!

what a surprise AG & WB get nothing - i would have thought the 37 would be an ideal candidate for Electrics, also 80 & 87

37? 
Why would the Walsall to Willenhall service need new buses ?

They are longer cars than the 350s so a 3 car 730 has more capacity than a 4 car 350

Is that seating capacity or are you including standees as well ?

What doesn't help is that the seating capacity on electrics is 8 seats less than a platinum bus, so that's 24 seats less an hour, up to 32 in peaks.