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President on peak 37s

As stated several times previously, Presidents commonly appear on peak-time 37 journeys, so they don't really count as an unusual working.

4480 has been re-painted because I spotted it in Sutton working either the Sutton Lines or 907

You sure it hadn't just been freshly washed?  ;)

More likely missread the number on 4482 or one of the other repaints

The link to NXWM http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4225-4474/4233.html
This is wrong and 4233 at now West Brom but not Perry Barr.

Now corrected

Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise right clicking was disabled. I'm a bit of a security prude so I have Javascript disabled by default so don't see things like that. I'll remove the image if you don't want them edited etc.

(Without Javascript, it's very hard to get viruses from day-to-day browsing. Still happens but lessens it a lot.)

Note for future: yellow step  >:(

It wasn't me who commented, I like it, but if I wanted it gone I could remove it myself, but no, it is staying unless you decide you don't want it

Kidderminster & Redditch

see
http://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2012/06/first-seeks-buyers-for-seven-bus-operations/

Yesterday:

2096 - Branded with Mark Simon & working the 9 unusal
4718 - working 67 peak journey
1844 - May have been working 934/934A/33 as I spotted it comeing down the Kings Road displaying NOT IN SERVICE
4480 - Been Re-painted & was working in Sutton
ALX unsure of the Fleet Working 934/934A

4480? 4475 should be next out, I don't think 4480 has been done

4480 has been re-painted because I spotted it in Sutton working either the Sutton Lines or 907

Today Workings:
Gemini - working 33
1843 - working 907
4697 - working 115
1540 - working 141

& Blue Diamond numberplate Y274 FJN broke down in Sutton Coldfeild working the 119 I presume

4480 confirmed as NOT done! Two more now in the process are 1767 & 4428

70099 is a demonstrator built in Turkey. It is already registered on TOPS so should be arriving soon. I don't think it is a replacement for the Freightliner one, I think it is one other operators are looking at

Yesterday:

2096 - Branded with Mark Simon & working the 9 unusal
4718 - working 67 peak journey
1844 - May have been working 934/934A/33 as I spotted it comeing down the Kings Road displaying NOT IN SERVICE
4480 - Been Re-painted & was working in Sutton
ALX unsure of the Fleet Working 934/934A

4480? 4475 should be next out, I don't think 4480 has been done

Speaking of Odd workings i once had a
CT 170 on the Coventry - Birmingham - Walsall Locals.
CT 150 3 car on the cross city
CT 323 on the BhM-Northampton
CT 156 Wolverhampton - BHM local
CT 153x3 Birmingham-Nottingham

O i miss the railways :-(

Bit before this, but some of my favourites I have had for haulage are
2 class 45s double headed pulling a two car DMU on a local Birmingham-Leicester calling at Water Orton
2 class 20s top & tailing 4 coaches during a sprinter shortage on the Derby - Matlock line .
25059 pulling a nine coach Birmingham-Paddington and actually getting me to Reading on time with some 95mph running - amazing!

When the Hednesford line first reopened it was a two car heritage DMU  just running Walsall Hednesford which would often fail and was regularly rescued by locals off Bescot including class 20s; 25s; 31s & 37s

Surely this is just going to slow things down, as normally you can place your money, ask for your ticket and then move out of the way to the ticket machine and wait for it to print while the next passenger is asking for their ticket and placing their money.

This is especially useful on some Tridents in particular where some ticket machines seem to take a while to print the ticket.

Why are they trialling this then? Are there any advantages? I presume when the buses came down from Dundee they had the usual set-up anyway so does seem a little strange to me

Dundee already uses the 'new' system so these buses do not need conversions. The three big advantages are
The tickets are heat sensitive so they do not need replacement ink rollers
The printing is much faster
Heat sensitive printed tickets do not get lighter/unreadable as the oller runs dry

7028 & 7029 are both in service at PB with new style ticket machines on the 28. 7030-7033 where all still parked at Walsall last Saturday, but it is possible thay have moved to PB this week, although I didn't see asny yesterday when I was in Perry Barr garage

Must have been you that i saw driving it through newtown then at 4.15!

I think you mean 14:15, it was on the Bristol Road by 4.15

I saw it on the Bristol Road at Edgbaston park road at about 4:20 this afternoon.....

I was using it for a special project today and got it back to BC about 10 minutes too late for its turn on the 97 (which leaves garage at 15:30) so an eclipse was used on the 97 turn, and 4177 had to go out on a short evening peak turn on the Bristol Road.

Julie gets lost!

http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4001-4224/4177.html

Tony

Perry Barr have now started work on 4112

4186 was in BC looking very smart today
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4001-4224/4186.html